as in ancient
relating to or occurring near the beginning of a process, series, or time period
all life on Earth supposedly came from a primordial ooze in existence many millions of years ago
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Recent Examples of primordial
This was the first primordial whiff of our marshmallow dispute.
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Robert Goulder, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
To get around that, the scientists first tap into the fertilized egg of a pink pigeon and extract what are known as primordial germ cells (PGCs)—the cells that eventually become sperm and egg.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 7 Apr. 2025
My body, equipped with the primordial fear of starvation, was a formidable foe.
—Emma Pattee, Glamour, 25 Mar. 2025
The blackbody spectrum of the CMB proves its primordial, cosmic nature, validating the hot Big Bang.
—Big Think, 25 Feb. 2025
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Robert Goulder, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
To get around that, the scientists first tap into the fertilized egg of a pink pigeon and extract what are known as primordial germ cells (PGCs)—the cells that eventually become sperm and egg.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 7 Apr. 2025
My body, equipped with the primordial fear of starvation, was a formidable foe.
—Emma Pattee, Glamour, 25 Mar. 2025
The blackbody spectrum of the CMB proves its primordial, cosmic nature, validating the hot Big Bang.
—Big Think, 25 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for primordial
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The museum has a world-class collection, including works by iconic artists like da Vinci, Monet, and Van Gogh, alongside ancient artifacts.—
Susmita Baral,
Travel + Leisure,
19 Apr. 2025
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With the help of technology such as ultraviolet and infrared filters and multispectral photography, a team of international researchers have now deciphered several dozen ancient inscriptions etched on the room’s walls between the 14th and 16th centuries.—
Leslie Katz,
Forbes.com,
18 Apr. 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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Trumpism is about ego, appetite and acquisitiveness and is driven by a primal aversion to the higher elements of the human spirit — learning, compassion, scientific wonder, the pursuit of justice.—
David Brooks,
Mercury News,
23 Apr. 2025
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On This Week’s Episode: Stories of people confronted with stealing, lying, killing and more of those old, primal rules of life.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
21 Apr. 2025
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Los Angeles, like the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and the Santa Monica Mountains, will never return to its primeval state.—
Edward Ring,
Oc Register,
22 Apr. 2025
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Six secluded individual bungalows sit behind a network of thriving greenery meant to evoke Miyakojima’s inland primeval forests.—
Kristin Braswell,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Apr. 2025
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Well, a team of scientists unearthed ancient footprints that offer insight into how various prehistoric animals lived as far back as 50 million years.—
Jonathan Limehouse,
USA Today,
20 Apr. 2025
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Before boarding the barge in Inverness, travelers can visit Culloden Moor, the scene of the famous 1746 battle, a pivotal moment in Outlander and Clava Cairns, the burial site of a prehistoric clan chieftain, widely believed to have inspired the standing stones of Craigh na Dun in the series.—
Emese Maczko,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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As German immigrants came to the U.S., pretzels became a staple here in the early 1700s.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2025
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Tiger, who played college football at Princeton, was one of the 14 victims killed in the early hours of New Year's Day on Bourbon Street.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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“Primordial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/primordial. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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