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
Assemblies of towering, primordial boulders mixed with lazuline waters and wide stretches of downy sands are features of this paradise.
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Paul Rubio, AFAR Media, 23 Dec. 2024
Are the primordial organic molecules in those clouds lost in the early days of a new solar system, blasted apart as young stars blaze to life?
—Elise Cutts, WIRED, 22 Dec. 2024
The team says this is another potential way to hunt for evidence of primordial black holes.
—Michael Irving, New Atlas, 5 Dec. 2024
This is all mirrored by wordless sequences depicting the Simpson family’s prehistoric ancestors, rendered in an entirely different animation style that calls to mind cave etchings, as well as primordial Simpsons designs.
—Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2024
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Paul Rubio, AFAR Media, 23 Dec. 2024
Are the primordial organic molecules in those clouds lost in the early days of a new solar system, blasted apart as young stars blaze to life?
—Elise Cutts, WIRED, 22 Dec. 2024
The team says this is another potential way to hunt for evidence of primordial black holes.
—Michael Irving, New Atlas, 5 Dec. 2024
This is all mirrored by wordless sequences depicting the Simpson family’s prehistoric ancestors, rendered in an entirely different animation style that calls to mind cave etchings, as well as primordial Simpsons designs.
—Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for primordial
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Designed with geometric forms that evoke the pyramids in the backdrop, the museum invites visitors to journey through ancient Egypt’s 3,000-year history, starting with the unification of Upper and Lower Egypt around 3100 B.C. and ending with the Roman conquest in 30 B.C.—
Kate McMahon,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Jan. 2025
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Historians have argued that similar helmets were worn by ancient warriors of many Greek city-states.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
22 Jan. 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 fear of being next on the social media chopping block prevents us from admitting our ugly insecurities, our primal urges, or our more taboo thoughts.—
Andre Gee,
Rolling Stone,
31 Dec. 2024
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But longtime plunge aficionados say the allure often boils down to one primal need: community.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA TODAY,
29 Dec. 2024
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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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The ridge itself is a timeline across the landscape, linking today’s elaborate gardens to the east with sunset views over the primeval topography of conserved lands to the west.—
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airmail.news,
16 Nov. 2024
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Does the music industry instantly revert to the prehistoric epoch of 2017—will Snapchat become the hottest major label scouting ground?—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
17 Jan. 2025
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Consider Lascaux in France, which is a cave covered in prehistoric art.—
Michelle Mastro,
Architectural Digest,
16 Jan. 2025
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The two options, presented to the governor’s staff in early December, included a plan to have UConn Health stockpile the drug, which would have cost roughly $1.2 million, and another to have Planned Parenthood do so, which would have cost around $850,000, according to Gilchrest.—
Katy Golvala,
Hartford Courant,
19 Jan. 2025
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But by the early 20th century, following the displacement and enslavement wrought by successive waves of settlers — the Spanish, the Mexicans and then white Americans — the Tongva had lost their ancestral homeland in Southern California.—
Rebecca Plevin,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Jan. 2025
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“Primordial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/primordial. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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