as in ancient
dating or surviving from the distant past
the immemorial Alps, where once Hannibal's army marched
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Recent Examples of immemorial
This is when the body remembers conjugating humanity as an immemorial practice.
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Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 24 Oct. 2024
Also absent is the storyteller who tells the hobbits about all the change he’s seen outside Sauron’s influence — all the war, all the loss, and all the regrowth, cyclical stories that reflect his own immemorial age.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2024
Kevin’s defense of his home was a defense of the memory of his family, and of their immemorial traditions menaced by the ruthless — and rootless — home invaders.
—Gregory M. Collins, National Review, 27 Dec. 2023
Like the schist outcroppings that rear up a couple of blocks away in Central Park, Gang’s mixture of urban attitude and immemorial forms reminds us that even a megalopolis like ours is just a collection of boxes clinging to a very old boulder.
—Curbed, 25 Apr. 2023
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Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 24 Oct. 2024
Also absent is the storyteller who tells the hobbits about all the change he’s seen outside Sauron’s influence — all the war, all the loss, and all the regrowth, cyclical stories that reflect his own immemorial age.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2024
Kevin’s defense of his home was a defense of the memory of his family, and of their immemorial traditions menaced by the ruthless — and rootless — home invaders.
—Gregory M. Collins, National Review, 27 Dec. 2023
Like the schist outcroppings that rear up a couple of blocks away in Central Park, Gang’s mixture of urban attitude and immemorial forms reminds us that even a megalopolis like ours is just a collection of boxes clinging to a very old boulder.
—Curbed, 25 Apr. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for immemorial
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Summer means movies 🍿 From ancient Greece to a galaxy far, far away, the summer movie season has a blockbuster lineup of epic, sci-fi, superheroes and heroines to draw film fans to theaters.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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Each year, the city welcomes many curious visitors to experience the magnetism of ancient tradition meeting futuristic technology head-on.—
Condé Nast Traveler,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Apr. 2026
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In response to Cohen Higgins' maneuver, the venerable downtown publication Miami Today, accused her of offering false praise for the center while trying to bury the project in red tape.—
Jim DeFede,
CBS News,
26 Apr. 2026
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Until then, why not show this venerable word some respect?—
Richard Lederer,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Apr. 2026
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As the construction site lies between the city hall, which dates back to the Middle Ages, and the town’s medieval defenses, archaeologists expected to uncover historical relics.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Apr. 2026
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One striking detail was how well-preserved the seal was, said Levi Roach, a medieval history professor at the University of Exeter.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
25 Apr. 2026
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Senior second baseman Alexis Richter has learned a lot about playing softball from her three older sisters.—
Tony Baranek,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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The 73-year-old Weinstein kept his eyes trained on Mann throughout her Tuesday testimony, intermittently whispering to his attorney, Teny Geragos.—
Molly Crane-Newman,
New York Daily News,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Immemorial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/immemorial. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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