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of this world

ADJECTIVE
fleshly
Synonyms
WEAK
corporal corporeal earthly human material mundane physical secular somatic terrestrial worldly
Antonyms
WEAK
immaterial mentally religious spiritual
ADJECTIVE
secular
Synonyms
STRONGEST
civil materialistic worldly
STRONG
lay material profane temporal
WEAK
earthly laic laical nonclerical nonreligious unsacred
Antonyms
STRONG
mental
WEAK
godly holy religious spiritual

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Then you have your Judd Apatows of this world who can create a funny environment and all the actors are basically playing it real and playing it straight.

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026

SpaceX's blockbuster IPO filing included some out of this world details, including a provision that founder Elon Musk's massive bonus only kicks in if one million humans settle on Mars.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

SpaceX’s upcoming initial public offering is expected to be out of this world, and some of the biggest beneficiaries will be on Wall Street, the center of the financial universe.

From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026

The tagline: Nutella is out of this world.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

Had I not married a preacher named Nathan Price, my particular children would never have seen the light of this world.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver

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