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But Pugh’s stroke of genius is putting Eileen not in some sort of mannish suit but in a bombshell dress that highlights her curves like a primal goddess.

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At his best, which was often, Day-Lewis pursued acting with a primal clarity.

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Sonically, Lorde and Stack sought what she calls a “primal” energy in the music; she was constantly pushing to peel back more layers of the sound.

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Consciously or not, Leonberg has made a primal film about helplessness.

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The director of a much-anticipated new film version of Wuthering Heights has said she wants it to convey the "primal" feeling she had when she first read the book as a teenager.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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