braincase

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Recent Examples of braincase Believed to belong to a male, Skull 5 also has the smallest braincase of the five individuals. Gemma Tarlach, Discover Magazine, 10 June 2016 Xuchang 2, while not as large, appears to have had a modern size braincase as well. Gemma Tarlach, Discover Magazine, 2 Mar. 2017 In all, the researchers found the braincase, several vertebrae, teeth, claws and part of a jaw, which was enough to identify the find as a new species. Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, 14 Mar. 2016 More than 3 million years ago, the braincase of Australopithecus afarensis, likely the first fully bipedal hominin, was only slightly larger than a chimpanzee’s. Kenneth Miller, Discover Magazine, 20 Apr. 2020 See All Example Sentences for braincase
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Noun
  • Police also collected large bloody rocks that authorities said were used to smash her skull.
    Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 17 Apr. 2025
  • The skull shape also shows how an animal moves its mouth, providing yet another clue to eating habits.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 16 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • In the end, however, its characters were definitely locked up inside her cranium.
    Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 11 Apr. 2025
  • These larger figurines have detachable heads and small holes in their necks and craniums.
    Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • No more dragging the reindeer down from the attic, cursing as hooves knock you on the noggin, a new piece missing each year.
    Zach Przystup, Baltimore Sun, 16 Dec. 2024
  • The best practices can be in your noggin and undertaken by hand, or in this case the meta-prompt will get the AI to do so on your behalf.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Expect classic Swiss mountain fare, including an array of sausages, sliced veal Zurich-style in a cream sauce with mushrooms, homemade pâtés, terrines pates, and beef tartare.
    Everett Potter, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Big smile, twinkling eyes, shiny pate — the father-son resemblance is clear straight away.
    Daniel Taylor, The Athletic, 14 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • For a fun sweet-and-salty spin, swap the chow mein noddles for an equal amount of potato sticks.
    Josh Miller, Southern Living, 27 Feb. 2025
  • For a fun sweet-and-salty spin, swap the chow mein noddles for an equal amount of potato sticks.
    Josh Miller, Southern Living, 27 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Spanberger was ahead by 5 points in Christopher Newport University poll in January.
    Savannah Kuchar, USA Today, 21 Apr. 2025
  • The president's approval rating stands at 47 percent in our recent CBS News poll, higher than at any point during his first term.
    CBS News, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2025

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“Braincase.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/braincase. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.

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