on earth

phrase

—used as an intensive
… to find out what on earth he was up to …—Michael Holroyd

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While everyday Democrats threw their hands up in the air and wondered what on earth was happening, Garland’s Justice Department hemmed and hawed about staying impartial, objective, and neutral in the face of violent authoritarianism. — Literary Hub, 26 Oct. 2026 BlackRock, the largest asset manager on earth, put up $100 million over five years to connect 50,000 workers with skilled trades training. — Alok Chanani, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026 Japan and Germany became the second- and third-most-powerful economies on earth, yet neither sought nuclear weapons or the ability to defend itself alone. — Fareed Zakaria, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026 Especially when those words are being used to describe something novel, controversial, and almost certain to have consequences for all eight-plus billion people on earth. — David Litt, Time, 23 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for on earth

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“On earth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20earth. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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