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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Shorter hikes penetrate the primeval rocky outcrops of Giant City and Garden of the Gods.
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Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 4 Sep. 2024
But what about when it was approved by leaders of the Royal Air Force?
From Mud to the Sun: The World Tree of the Maya
Cosmic trees, found around the globe and throughout history, may represent a primeval fount of creation or a vegetal axis mundi that connects life and death.
—JSTOR Daily, 24 June 2024
Above all, Holland’s work has always led her to Poland—and specifically to Poland’s forests, which in her hands become a primeval landscape of terror and enchantment, wreathed in mists of historical memory that her camera has a peculiar ability to both evoke and dissipate.
—Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 22 June 2024
Some of these vital-to-life substances also have primeval inceptions.
—Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 28 Mar. 2024
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Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 4 Sep. 2024
But what about when it was approved by leaders of the Royal Air Force?
From Mud to the Sun: The World Tree of the Maya
Cosmic trees, found around the globe and throughout history, may represent a primeval fount of creation or a vegetal axis mundi that connects life and death.
—JSTOR Daily, 24 June 2024
Above all, Holland’s work has always led her to Poland—and specifically to Poland’s forests, which in her hands become a primeval landscape of terror and enchantment, wreathed in mists of historical memory that her camera has a peculiar ability to both evoke and dissipate.
—Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 22 June 2024
Some of these vital-to-life substances also have primeval inceptions.
—Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 28 Mar. 2024
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The buck proved to be a seven-pointer, an ancient fellow with a main beam of twenty-eight inches, and a spread of thirty-two.Jack O’Connor, Outdoor Life, 6 Nov. 2024
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Scientists found mummies covered in ancient cheese By Rachel Feltman Scientists recently found some cheese that’s been developing its funk for a little bit longer than usual: 3,500 years or so.Popular Science Staff, Popular Science, 6 Nov. 2024
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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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That primal, guttural competitiveness takes over, and sometimes, unfortunately, emotional intelligence takes a back seat.Brendan Keegan, Rolling Stone, 1 Nov. 2024
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Driven by this primal curiosity as much as by duty and love, the man eventually comes face-to-face with her abductor (Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu) and follows him down a rabbit hole that leads to the film's grim punchline of an ending.Keith Staskiewicz, EW.com, 31 Oct. 2024
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Uncle Jack Cassidy lives on the island which is filled with new dinosaur species, giant insects and prehistoric amphibians.Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Nov. 2024
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Godzilla: Dressing up as a prehistoric dinosaurian monster never gets old.Isabella Milano, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Oct. 2024
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The sculpture is a miracle, the museum guide will tell you, proof that this artist, born in the Sichuan region of China, who arrived in America in the late Nineties, is the third coming of the primordial Buddha.Joseph Bien-Kahn, Rolling Stone, 3 Nov. 2024
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For life to arise from Earth’s primordial ingredients, early cells needed some way to keep their contents from simply drifting away.ByMitch Leslie, science.org, 30 Oct. 2024
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The world is currently experiencing a fourth global coral bleaching event, with mass bleaching confirmed in at least 62 countries and territories worldwide from 2023 to early 2024, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.Peter Guo, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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Buck Bedding Areas Buck bedding areas are incredibly productive spots throughout the early season, pre-rut, and late season.Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 14 Nov. 2024
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“Primeval.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/primeval. Accessed 18 Nov. 2024.
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