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
About three hours from the capital city of Quito, Ecuador, the cloud forest feels primeval and otherworldly.
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Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 1 Feb. 2025
The work recalls a kind of primeval decadence, in the best sense of that word.
—R. Daniel Foster, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
These places maintain the largest amount of intact primeval forest and the highest populations of bears, wolves and lynx in all of Europe.
—Jamie Lang, Variety, 26 Jan. 2025
Does Dellinger’s death suggest that Utah Territory, and by extension America itself, will always be driven by primeval conflict?
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 10 Jan. 2025
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Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 1 Feb. 2025
The work recalls a kind of primeval decadence, in the best sense of that word.
—R. Daniel Foster, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
These places maintain the largest amount of intact primeval forest and the highest populations of bears, wolves and lynx in all of Europe.
—Jamie Lang, Variety, 26 Jan. 2025
Does Dellinger’s death suggest that Utah Territory, and by extension America itself, will always be driven by primeval conflict?
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 10 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for primeval
Recent Examples of Synonyms for primeval
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The photo highlights the relative youth of human civilization by showing a 2,500-year-old temple that is ancient by the yardstick of human lives, alongside the 4.5 billion-year-old disk of Earth's moon, which has watched over humanity since our ancestors emerged from the oceans.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
13 May 2025
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Drive around the island and catch glimpses of past civilizations: ancient fig trees propped up by wooden crutches; centuries-old windmills that look like giant antique flyswatters; stone walls built by the Moors during the Middle Ages that somehow still look new.—
Julia Chaplin,
Travel + Leisure,
13 May 2025
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Houde said these mammoth animals are a primitive group of proboscideans ('elephantoids') from which modern elephants evolved.—
Joseph J. Kolb,
Fox News,
18 July 2017
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Many are primitive and remote, and don’t have restrooms or water.—
OregonLive.com,
OregonLive.com,
12 July 2017
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The film celebrates artists who challenge the status quo and give voice to those on the fringes of society, all accompanied by a soundtrack that mixes traditional Japanese music with the thudding drums, wailing guitar, and primal screams of modern rock.—
Sara Netzley,
EW.com,
7 May 2025
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In this whole revelation that’s happened to him, some unexpected, primal thing is released.—
Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
7 May 2025
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Archaeologists excavating the site of a future golf course were surprised to find evidence of a prehistoric village — including a rare chariot wheel dating back millennia.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
2 May 2025
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The famous cave suites built against the sandstone rock formations will take you back to a prehistoric time without missing any modern-day luxuries.—
Jim Dobson,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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So the cosmic dark ages aren’t entirely dark; those clouds of primordial neutral hydrogen are emitting tremendous amounts of 21-cm radiation.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
16 Apr. 2025
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George Harrison may be thought of as a holy man, but the primordial ooze his career emerges from is made of cars.—
Kaleb Horton,
Rolling Stone,
2 Apr. 2025
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From the global film industry, the early reaction is a predictable mix of dread and total confusion.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
5 May 2025
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Domingo, one of the earliest VIP arrivals at the party, was showing off his style on the lane, ball in hand, as the lively room continued to fill up.—
Kristen Tauer,
Footwear News,
5 May 2025
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“Primeval.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/primeval. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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