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Definition of primal
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Examples of primal in a Sentence
the primal theme of the essay is toleration of religious diversity
there was a period of primal idealism after the founding of the republic and before the rise of partisan politics
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David Lynch has an uncanny knack for tapping into the primal, sludgy horrors lodged into our collective psyches.
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Beneath the glamour, guns, and vape smoke, there's a raw need for the primal bargain that ancient humans struck with the very first gods.
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This clever hack exploits our most primal needs for affirmation, generally from the most venal of motivations.
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Meat cooked over fire sparks something primal in many guys.
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From this primal scene emerged cooking of almost incredible finesse.
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June 11, 2017 —For two years and 10 days, Prontip Mankong’s life was often distilled down to only the most primal instincts: Eat, sleep, survive.
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This was its first real contact with the grim, primal forces at work in the world.
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Now, the city is employing the primal chemistry of decay.
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Origin and Etymology of primal
Medieval Latin primalis, from Latin primus first — more at prime
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