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Recent Examples of hominid
Roni Dengler, Discover Magazine, 16 July 2019
An enlarged brain case also distinguishes this species from our more distant, early hominid ancestor Australopithecus — famously known for the 3-million-year-old Lucy specimen in Ethiopia.
—Tree Meinch, Discover Magazine, 30 May 2023
Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 28 Nov. 2024
The tools differed from those collected from other hominids in several ways.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 8 Jan. 2025
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Adjective
But these adaptations may have cost the hominid resilience to other environmental pressures.
—Roni Dengler, Discover Magazine, 16 July 2019
An enlarged brain case also distinguishes this species from our more distant, early hominid ancestor Australopithecus — famously known for the 3-million-year-old Lucy specimen in Ethiopia.
—Tree Meinch, Discover Magazine, 30 May 2023
Noun
Although plenty of evidence shows that multiple hominids occupied Earth at the same time, the footprints provide the most conclusive signs of more than one hominid species sharing a habitat.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 28 Nov. 2024
The tools differed from those collected from other hominids in several ways.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 8 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hominid
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The e-commerce giant is expected to test a new mode of delivery involving humanoid robots soon.—
Jibin Joseph,
PC Magazine,
6 June 2025
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Their subjects are mostly plants and animals—a hummingbird, an Andean condor, a spider—but geometric shapes and humanoid figures are also represented.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
5 June 2025
Noun
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And Murderbot is not used to being treated respectfully by humans or even being treated as a sentient construct.—
Emily Zemler,
Los Angeles Times,
13 June 2025
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Originally Published: June 12, 2025 at 8:53 PM PDT Sourcing & Methodology This article was generated by software that analyzes National Weather Service warnings and advisories and creates an article based on templates created by humans.—
Southern California Weather Report,
Oc Register,
13 June 2025
Noun
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Officers found that a person sitting in the passenger seat of a vehicle had been shot by an unknown suspect.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 June 2025
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The person could not publicly discuss details of the investigation and spoke on condition of anonymity.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
15 June 2025
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Even more astonishing, the largest migration on Earth occurs daily as deep-sea creatures rise to the surface under cover of night to make their way to other areas.—
Dianne Plummer,
Forbes.com,
9 June 2025
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An invasive creature native to South America has been spotted at a Northern California park, prompting a search, rangers reported.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
8 June 2025
Noun
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Trump brought up Musk's federal contracts in a post on Truth Social after the two men hurled personal attacks as Musk, a former top Trump advisor, tries to build momentum to defeat the president's tax and policy bill.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
6 June 2025
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Kim Ng, who became the first female GM in the history of major North American men’s pro team sports when the Miami Marlins hired her to run the team’s baseball operations in 2020, is taking on a new challenge: building softball’s version of the WNBA.—
Sean Gregory,
Time,
6 June 2025
Noun
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These are just individuals who want to work and unfortunately got caught up in the raid.—
Ximena Bustillo,
NPR,
16 June 2025
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Brentford’s entire strategy, going back more than a decade, is based on an acceptance that talented individuals who come to them will go onto bigger things, ideally for a decent profit.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
16 June 2025
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Authorities also found a pile of fish heads on the property and Smith admitted to poisoning them, according to court records.—
Jennifer Rodriguez,
Miami Herald,
2 June 2025
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Tahini is delicious with pasta or over fish or chicken, especially with miso and lemon.—
Alessandra Signorelli,
Vogue,
31 May 2025
Noun
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Among the project’s many surprises, three specimens of possible flint from Chalosse have been tentatively identified.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
5 June 2025
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Some of them had families -- mothers, fathers, daughters, sons, human beings -- not specimens, not numbers.—
Tesfaye Negussie,
ABC News,
31 May 2025
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“Hominid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hominid. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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