as in human
looking or acting like a human being
humanoid robots The movie is about humanoid aliens invading Earth.
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Recent Examples of humanoid
Charles Singh, USA Today, 10 Feb. 2026
Musk believes China will once again be the company’s main competition in its newest humanoid robot venture.
—Michael Wayland, CNBC, 6 Feb. 2026
Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 4 Feb. 2026
On the robotics front, Peter remains skeptical about the use of humanoid robots, believing that moving things between two points would be more efficient using wheels as opposed to a humanoid on two legs.
—Sarwant Singh, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
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Adjective
Should Tesla be selling more humanoid robots and less electric cars despite sales success?
—Charles Singh, USA Today, 10 Feb. 2026
Musk believes China will once again be the company’s main competition in its newest humanoid robot venture.
—Michael Wayland, CNBC, 6 Feb. 2026
Noun
Achieving the feat is Bolt, a full-size humanoid that achieved a peak speed of 10 metres per second during real-world testing.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 4 Feb. 2026
On the robotics front, Peter remains skeptical about the use of humanoid robots, believing that moving things between two points would be more efficient using wheels as opposed to a humanoid on two legs.
—Sarwant Singh, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for humanoid
Adjective
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This much higher frequency of travel enables faster iteration, more frequent resupply, and a shorter timeline for permanent human settlement.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Feb. 2026
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The ability to make something out of nothing may seem uniquely human — a bedrock of creativity that’s led to new kinds of art, music and more.—
Adithi Ramakrishnan,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Feb. 2026
Noun
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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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These warblers now join Amazonian butterflies, cichlid fish in Africa, as well as our own hominid lineage, as exemplars of this process of evolutionary sharing.—
David Toews,
The Conversation,
11 Dec. 2025
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Cave art in this area is often used as another marker of the exceptional nature of hominids, and this discovery added another element to knowledge of early burials: the use of stones carried from elsewhere to build a tumulus over the body.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
31 Oct. 2025
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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
Noun
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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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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
Noun
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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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For many Americans, the most vulnerable eating decisions of the day happen between lunch and dinner, and those decisions could have long-term consequences for how the body and brain handle blood sugar later in the day, according to recent research and reports.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
11 Feb. 2026
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The 251 hostages taken in the attack were returned to Israel in various ceasefire agreements, with the remains of Israeli police officer Ran Gvili, the final body in Gaza.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Humanoid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/humanoid. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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