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Roberts brought in dissonant strings and brass for the K2 battle droids. Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 29 May 2025 The Grand Army of the Republic The Republic's clone army, under the leadership of Jedi generals, faces off against the Separatists' droids. Nick Romano, EW.com, 25 May 2025 In the year 2075, humans have outsourced a range of tasks to droids and adapted to unpredictable weather patterns with various tools. Lovia Gyarkye, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2025 That the ruling powers would be capable of such callousness is no surprise; their abject cruelty is as much a part of the Star Wars fabric as orphan heroes or neurotic droids or the Force. Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 21 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for droid

Word History

Etymology

by shortening

First Known Use

1952, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of droid was in 1952

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“Droid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/droid. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.

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