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
Even in the first century C.E., when the statue took its complete form, Romans were harking back to an immemorial Greece.
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Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Jan. 2025
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
This is when the body remembers conjugating humanity as an immemorial practice.
—Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 24 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
Gian Lorenzo’s father, Pietro (1562–1629), was a Florentine sculptor trained in the immemorial Tuscan tradition that put drawing, disegno, at the heart of every artistic endeavor, even the art of living, for disegno could mean a strategy as well as a sketch.
—Ingrid D. Rowland, The New York Review of Books, 27 Apr. 2022
Symbolism: royalty, enlightenment, spirituality, and immemorial.
—Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful, 21 Jan. 2023
And 2 platoons formed escort to prisoners of war passing through the immemorial shade of the staffroom after the successful action at RAFA.
—Ishion Hutchinson, The Atlantic, 11 Dec. 2022
Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Jan. 2025
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
This is when the body remembers conjugating humanity as an immemorial practice.
—Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 24 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
Gian Lorenzo’s father, Pietro (1562–1629), was a Florentine sculptor trained in the immemorial Tuscan tradition that put drawing, disegno, at the heart of every artistic endeavor, even the art of living, for disegno could mean a strategy as well as a sketch.
—Ingrid D. Rowland, The New York Review of Books, 27 Apr. 2022
Symbolism: royalty, enlightenment, spirituality, and immemorial.
—Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful, 21 Jan. 2023
And 2 platoons formed escort to prisoners of war passing through the immemorial shade of the staffroom after the successful action at RAFA.
—Ishion Hutchinson, The Atlantic, 11 Dec. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for immemorial
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Those obsessed with history will want to immerse themselves in the historic district where there’s still a square moat and remnants of ancient walls, as well as over 300 Buddhist temples scattered throughout the entire city.—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
2 Mar. 2025
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Paleontologist shares discovery of massive dinosaur footprint on beach Joe Thompson, a paleontologist from the U.K., goes into detail about finding a 3-foot Iguanodon footprint along the Isle of Wight, along with other ancient fossils.—
Khloe Quill,
Fox News,
1 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Dolphins venerable veteran Calais Campbell told an NFL reporter that he was also detained while trying to deescalate the situation.—
David J. Neal and,
Miami Herald,
7 Mar. 2025
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The movie’s exotic title is the name of a peculiar and venerable pitch, a high-arcing floater that seems easy to hit but instead may tantalize batters.—
Richard Brody,
The New Yorker,
7 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Well, while Shrek 5 is set in a Far, Far Away, the feudal system and medieval garb suggests it’s loosely based around the 15th century, and probably in England.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
28 Feb. 2025
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The Magic Books: A History of Enchantment in 20 Medieval Manuscripts By Anne Lawrence-Mathers Yale University Press: 368 pages, $38 (March 11) Our medieval forebears saw nothing inconsistent between devout Christian faith and deep belief in magic.—
Bethanne Patrick,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Feb. 2025
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Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson were the only players to hit that mark at 28 years old.—
Bobby Krivitsky,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
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In the Pig universe, which has now been running for two decades, George remains two years old and Peppa two years older.—
Caroline Frost,
Deadline,
1 Mar. 2025
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“Immemorial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/immemorial. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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