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
Los Angeles, like the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and the Santa Monica Mountains, will never return to its primeval state.
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Edward Ring, Oc Register, 22 Apr. 2025
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
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).
—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
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Edward Ring, Oc Register, 22 Apr. 2025
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
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).
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for primeval
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However, Thailand does not recognize the ICJ’s jurisdiction and claims that some areas along the border were never fully demarcated, including the sites of several ancient temples.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
24 July 2025
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Because they were never built to last, Iceland doesn’t boast any ancient buildings and that’s why the country’s medieval manuscripts are lovingly known as the Cathedrals of Iceland.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
24 July 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 touch of the grill is felt in every corner of the room, like a high-sillage perfume made of the primal, appetite-turbocharging molecules of smoke and meat and sweetness.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
20 July 2025
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Long before Trump and his MAGA acolytes, Modi understood how the primal power of blood could be deployed against the delicate bloom of ideas and abstractions.—
Aatish Taseer,
Time,
15 July 2025
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The Taung Child’s remains were found alongside other smaller prey remains and eggshells in what may be a prehistoric raptor’s nest.—
Joshua Rapp Learn,
Smithsonian Magazine,
14 July 2025
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The Neumark-Nord site in central Germany is turning out to be a prehistoric goldmine, and not just for bones.—
Pranjal Malewar,
New Atlas,
12 July 2025
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Starting off small: Growth from primordial black holes The team behind these observations of QSO1 with the JWST points out that the concept of primordial black holes is one that has grown in favor over the last four decades.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
9 July 2025
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Colossal scientists will extract primordial germ cells—or cells that develop into egg and sperm—from a tinamou or emu embryo and rewrite their genome to match key features of the moa.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
8 July 2025
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In early 2023, Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed Zalupski to the University of Florida Board of Trustees.—
Marc Topkin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
15 July 2025
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An earlier version of this story misidentified the Water Tank and date of Marsden's visit.—
Mars Salazar,
Austin American Statesman,
15 July 2025
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“Primeval.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/primeval. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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