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Recent Examples of hominid
Harmon Siegel, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
Researchers also identified two tiny fragments of hominid skull as belonging to H. erectus, an ancient human ancestor.
—Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 July 2025
Harmon Siegel, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
Arizona State University research scientists discover evidence of a new species of hominid that walked east African grasslands 2.6 million years ago.
—Austin Corona, AZCentral.com, 15 Aug. 2025
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Adjective
With each progressive step, artifacts become more central to hominid existence.
—Harmon Siegel, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
Researchers also identified two tiny fragments of hominid skull as belonging to H. erectus, an ancient human ancestor.
—Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 July 2025
Noun
Or was this hominid more like a chimp than like us?
—Harmon Siegel, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
Arizona State University research scientists discover evidence of a new species of hominid that walked east African grasslands 2.6 million years ago.
—Austin Corona, AZCentral.com, 15 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hominid
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In the original 2009 movie, the Avatar program connects humans to Na'vi bodies.—
Sergio Pereira,
Space.com,
14 Feb. 2026
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Among other things, this reading taught me that atheists do hold beliefs, not just about morals and ethics but about how the world actually is and how humans fit into it.—
Christopher Beha,
New Yorker,
14 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The launch positions Geek+ as the only company offering a complete warehouse automation stack, spanning autonomous mobile robots, specialized robotic arms, and now humanoid systems.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Feb. 2026
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Also last year, Milan Kovac, who was vice president of Tesla’s Optimus humanoid robotics program, left Tesla after nearly a decade.—
Andrea Guzmán,
Austin American Statesman,
11 Feb. 2026
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The company claims Moya can replicate human micro-expressions, a feature that places it among the most humanlike robots currently under development.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Feb. 2026
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Still, more information about the lower body is needed to learn exactly where the species fits into the evolution of humanlike posture and gait.—
K. R. Callaway,
Scientific American,
23 Jan. 2026
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Don’t accept an argument from an authority because that person is an authority.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
10 Feb. 2026
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Measles is highly contagious and can spread through the air when an infected person breathes, talks, coughs or sneezes.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
10 Feb. 2026
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Researchers also learned that these 7- to 10-pound creatures, which are not much larger than a house cat, are impressively agile and travel about seven miles a day in extremely rugged territory.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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The indentations in the squishy mud harkened to a creature that had webbed toes and distinct claws.—
Sophie Hartley,
IndyStar,
11 Feb. 2026
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Athletes from seven different countries, including Japan, rank among the top 10 in the current women’s World Cup standings compared to just the traditional four for men.—
Dana ONeil,
CNN Money,
10 Feb. 2026
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Machado wrote in a post on X that Juan Pablo Guanipa, a key ally, was kidnapped by heavily armed men in civilian clothing in the Los Chorros area of the capital.—
Ashley Carnahan,
FOXNews.com,
9 Feb. 2026
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At one point, the individual appears to tilt their head away from a doorbell camera, hold a flashlight in their mouth and attempt to cover the lens with a gloved hand and what looked like part of a plant pulled from the yard.—
Bradford Betz , Matt Finn,
FOXNews.com,
11 Feb. 2026
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Prior to detaining a person, authorities released security footage showing a masked individual approaching Nancy Guthrie's front door on the morning of her disappearance.—
Ramon Padilla,
USA Today,
11 Feb. 2026
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The saltwater fish are most often found in the Caspian Sea, but can be spotted in the South Atlantic regions of North America, the Black Sea and parts of the Pacific Northwest.—
Chad Murphy,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
10 Feb. 2026
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The majority of fish killed were minnows, shiners, chubs, and dace.—
Cami Koons,
Iowa Capital Dispatch,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Hominid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hominid. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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