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primeval

[prahy-mee-vuhl] / praɪˈmi vəl /


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The red-stone Trinetra Ganesha temple pops against the green mist of the forest primeval.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 21, 2026

For example, how much primeval forest has been cleared for an agricultural product or how the land was previously used.

From Science Daily Apr. 18, 2024

The primeval compulsion inside him that he can’t name flares.

From Seattle Times Jul. 7, 2023

In Mesoamerican myth, the ancient monster Cipactli, part crocodilian, part fish or toad, floats in primeval waters, like the Hindu snake of residue, Sheshanaga.

From New York Times Feb. 16, 2023

It was a gloomy and primeval spot, deeply shadowed in the gray dusk.

From "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH" by Robert C. O'Brien




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