as in ancient
relating to or occurring near the beginning of a process, series, or time period
primeval forests slowly disappearing as the climate changed
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Recent Examples of primeval
There was another side to connect with, a rough, primeval, earthly energy.
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Literary Hub, 3 Dec. 2025
The primeval lizards also harbor over 50 strains of bacteria in their mouths and their venomous saliva contains an anticoagulant and toxins that induce blood loss, shock, and paralysis in its victim.
—Norma Meyer, Oc Register, 12 Nov. 2025
Sez Me … Since the first football player — all hairy and slumped over and naked — climbed out of the primeval swamp and tried to block an animal that hasn’t been seen since that giant asteroid smashed into Earth, it‘s been obvious.
—Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Nov. 2025
Filled with unearthly landscapes, primeval forests, and twilight beaches, Anemone’s ornate visual design seems to underscore its characters’ emotional suffocation.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 28 Sep. 2025
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Literary Hub, 3 Dec. 2025
The primeval lizards also harbor over 50 strains of bacteria in their mouths and their venomous saliva contains an anticoagulant and toxins that induce blood loss, shock, and paralysis in its victim.
—Norma Meyer, Oc Register, 12 Nov. 2025
Sez Me … Since the first football player — all hairy and slumped over and naked — climbed out of the primeval swamp and tried to block an animal that hasn’t been seen since that giant asteroid smashed into Earth, it‘s been obvious.
—Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Nov. 2025
Filled with unearthly landscapes, primeval forests, and twilight beaches, Anemone’s ornate visual design seems to underscore its characters’ emotional suffocation.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 28 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for primeval
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The variety of organic molecules observed suggests that some chemical diversity has been preserved in ancient Martian sediments despite billions of years of diagenesis (the process by which sediment turns to rock) and radiation exposure.—
Leonard David,
Space.com,
21 Apr. 2026
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For the Sake of the Children is an audio series following Justin Lucas’ journey in rallying his small, tightknit town of Moriah to stand up to their ancient foreboding gods – alien beings known as the Architects that are thought to be humanity’s creators.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
21 Apr. 2026
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In 2018, Google employees staged a massive walkout to protest the company’s work on a primitive iteration of the project.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
15 Apr. 2026
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The education center and two semi-primitive campgrounds feature vault toilets.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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Model/Actriz’s songs reference Lady Gaga in one moment, then emit a primal scream the next.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
21 Apr. 2026
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This ultra-reflective look has a molten, resin-like finish that’s elevated by a primal tortoiseshell print.—
Kara Jillian Brown,
InStyle,
13 Apr. 2026
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In doing so, Black pioneered a new genre of narrative prehistorical nonfiction.—
Steve Brusatte,
Scientific American,
16 Apr. 2026
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As one of the last places in the country with a healthy population of these prehistoric fish, Lake of the Ozarks is a destination fishery.—
Kubie Brown,
Outdoor Life,
16 Apr. 2026
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The heavy elements produced in the violent death of one first generation star swiftly polluted a primordial cloud of molecular hydrogen and helium that subsequently collapsed to form SDSS J0715-7334.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
16 Apr. 2026
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The most popular origin story involves Theia—a Mars-sized protoplanet—smashing into the primordial proto-Earth, with the debris from both bodies quickly coalescing into the moon.—
Robin George Andrews,
Scientific American,
7 Apr. 2026
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Yet the shark lawyers just need a few early wins to punish the big box retailers for offering cut rate prices.—
Stephen Moore,
Boston Herald,
24 Apr. 2026
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Landeskog scored on the one-year anniversary of his return from a three-year absence to give the Avalanche an early lead.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Primeval.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/primeval. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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