archetypal
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Around 1944, Evans’s clowns transform into her signature symmetrical, archetypal masks and mandalas—totemic images and icons that feel urgent, primeval and alive.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
Many former customers said Bush had presented as the archetypal, caring undertaker; a point noted by Hull West and Haltemprice MP Emma Hardy.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
In a separate study published in The Seismic Record, researchers described the Maeser earthquake as an "archetypal continental mantle event."
From Science Daily ● Jun. 3, 2026
So what’s the catalyst for his noteworthy preoccupation with masculinity and all these archetypal characters who embody its antiquated themes?
From Salon ● May 27, 2026
He was the archetypal theoretical physicist: it was said of him that even his presence in the same town would make experiments go wrong!
From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking
Vocabulary lists containing archetypal
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