Thesaurus / primeval
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A few years later, he suggested that perhaps the cosmos began with all of its matter in a single point — the “primeval atom,” he called it.
‘FLASHES OF CREATION’ RECOUNTS THE BIG BANG THEORY’S ORIGIN STORYCHRISTOPHER CROCKETTAUGUST 24, 2021SCIENCE NEWSTravel to a land sculpted by ancient volcanoes, where crystal blue rivers carve their way through primeval forests, towering mountains give way to lush valleys and pristine lakes, and deep below the surface lie vast networks of cavernous wonders.
EXPERIENCE EVERY SEASON OF DESCHUTESOUTSIDE EDITORSJUNE 17, 2021OUTSIDE ONLINEIn their statements, Yamaguchi and Schipper link primeval fables to modern ecological crises.
IN THE GALLERIES: IMAGES FOCUS ON THE FUTURE OF THE PLANETMARK JENKINSMAY 28, 2021WASHINGTON POSTThe next night, after a rollicking, 27-mile day of trending downhill through primeval stadiums of hoodoos, arches and knee-buckling cliffs, the wigs come out.
ON MOUNTAIN BIKES IN THE UTAH DESERT, A COLLEGE REUNION LIKE NO OTHERJOHN BRILEYNOVEMBER 20, 2020WASHINGTON POSTPeople come from around the world to fish for all five species of wild Alaska salmon, hunt everything from mountain goats to brown bears, and experience primeval wild country.
LOGGERS COULD SOON SLICE THROUGH ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT FORESTS IN THE USBY BJORN DIHLE/ OUTDOOR LIFESEPTEMBER 30, 2020POPULAR-SCIENCEThere could never be anything friendly, anything possessing, in a land destined for a race of primeval giants.
ANCESTORSGERTRUDE ATHERTONShe points to her pinions stretched over the abyss of primeval fire, her eyes blinded by its awful glare, and remains silent.
GOSPEL PHILOSOPHYJ. H. WARD"When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy," as this earth emerged from its primeval darkness.
GOSPEL PHILOSOPHYJ. H. WARDThe organization of man renders it questionable if his primeval ancestor was arboreal to any similar extent.
MAN AND HIS ANCESTORCHARLES MORRISHe wheeled toward the deepening night, the torn and soiled blue robe clinging to him as to the figure of a primeval god.
THE DRAGON PAINTERMARY MCNEIL FENOLLOSAWORDS RELATED TO PRIMEVAL
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