as in basic
of or relating to the simplest facts or theories of a subject
even if you're not planning on becoming a scientist, you should have an elemental knowledge of chemistry
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Recent Examples of elemental
Perraut would visit her mother's lab as a kid and see those elemental parts of the body up close.
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Gili Malinsky
zachary Green, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2025
Brutality, coercion, and terror were always elemental parts of the entertainment.
—Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
As Pärt describes it, tintinnabuli is the benefit of reduction rather than complexity – freeing the elemental beauty of his music and the message of his texts.
—Jeffers Engelhardt, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2025
These are movies that use their elemental trickiness to put us in touch with our wide-eyed inner child.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 7 Sep. 2025
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Gili Malinsky
zachary Green, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2025
Brutality, coercion, and terror were always elemental parts of the entertainment.
—Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
As Pärt describes it, tintinnabuli is the benefit of reduction rather than complexity – freeing the elemental beauty of his music and the message of his texts.
—Jeffers Engelhardt, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2025
These are movies that use their elemental trickiness to put us in touch with our wide-eyed inner child.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 7 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for elemental
Adjective
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Even the smallest cabin, Clunie, has a kitchen area with a stovetop, microwave, and fridge; it’s also outfitted with basic kitchen utensils and Wi-Fi.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Oct. 2025
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But Makovsky is concerned that a prolonged shutdown could cause disruptions as workers missing their paychecks must figure out how to pay for rent, groceries and other basic needs.—
Michael Salerno,
AZCentral.com,
4 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Until recently, Academy, a public school that enrolls more than three hundred elementary-age students, had a single dishwashing machine that could handle one large sheet pan at a time.—
Jessica Winter,
New Yorker,
4 Oct. 2025
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New buildings incoming After the approval of a $180 million bond initiative last year, KCKPS pledged to construct two new middle schools, consolidate two elementary campuses into one and add an addition to Sumner Academy within five years.—
Sofi Zeman
October 2,
Kansas City Star,
2 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Ants display rudimentary counting abilities, can understand the concept of zero and make tools.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
25 Sep. 2025
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The voice performers — including Thomas Lennon, Kyle Mooney, Melissa Villasenor, and Fortune Feimster — are superior to the rudimentary computer animation that probably works better on the small screen.—
Frank Scheck,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Sign up today and use coupon code EARLYBIRD for an introductory discount of 30% off $97 (+taxes and fees) through July 15, 2025.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
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Louie, a 31-year-old former TV reporter, and Velovic, a 25-year-old who works in tech sales, both had strong introductory confessionals as the boats were coming to the marooning.—
Christopher Kuhagen,
jsonline.com,
1 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Previous government shutdowns have not resulted in mass layoffs, and previous presidents have not used the time to make fundamental changes to agencies.—
Sarah D. Wire,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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Thriving in this new hybrid workforce, where human judgment is amplified by AI collaborators, requires a fundamental change in our mindsets, skillsets, and strategys.—
Marco Argenti,
Time,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Elemental.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elemental. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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