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
The campground setting has a primeval feel, situated in dense old growth forest along the scenic Smith River, where banana slugs frolic (okay, maybe move slowly and strangely).
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Jenna Blough, Outside Online, 8 Apr. 2025
The little mountain park lay almost at our feet, a gem of unspoiled primeval beauty.
—Percy Brown, Outdoor Life, 26 Mar. 2025
About three hours from the capital city of Quito, Ecuador, the cloud forest feels primeval and otherworldly.
—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
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Jenna Blough, Outside Online, 8 Apr. 2025
The little mountain park lay almost at our feet, a gem of unspoiled primeval beauty.
—Percy Brown, Outdoor Life, 26 Mar. 2025
About three hours from the capital city of Quito, Ecuador, the cloud forest feels primeval and otherworldly.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for primeval
Adjective
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Scientists have discovered a huge spike in radiocarbon levels 14,300 years ago by analyzing ancient tree-rings.—
David Bressan,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2025
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It’s all designed to try to persuade visitors that the biblical story was literally true — that an ancient Noah really could have built such a sophisticated ship.—
Peter Smith,
Los Angeles Times,
25 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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Grinderman formed in 2005 as a more raw and primal outlet for Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds—a sound more akin to Cave’s early post-punk project the Birthday Party.—
Madison Bloom,
Pitchfork,
21 May 2025
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This great, deep, profound, primal passion for performing and for sharing that experience with the artists on stage, the cast and the band, and sharing that with the audience, is one of my favorite things in in my whole life.—
Lexi Carson,
HollywoodReporter,
17 May 2025
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The obvious difference is the lack of a coastal element, as Sand Valley’s courses are spread across 12,000 acres of prehistoric sand dunes.—
Erik Matuszewski,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2025
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Beneath the surface of Warm Mineral Springs, divers have discovered prehistoric remains dating back 10,000 years.—
Sean Kingsley,
HollywoodReporter,
24 May 2025
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That’s because the five-to-ten-million-year window in time when this gas had such a primordial composition was so short.—
Bruce Dorminey,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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By analyzing those subtle orbital tilts, the researchers were able to reverse-engineer Jupiter's primordial size and magnetic strength, according to the new study.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
21 May 2025
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According to data from the C.D.C., infants under six months of age with COVID have been hospitalized at comparable rates to people in their late sixties and early seventies.—
Dhruv Khullar,
New Yorker,
31 May 2025
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The Los Angeles Lakers are entering a crucial offseason this year following an early exit from the postseason.—
Matt Levine,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 May 2025
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“Primeval.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/primeval. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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