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
Caroline Petrow-Cohen, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2025
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
Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 25 May 2025
The current generation of commercial humanoids is pretty much the opposite of what LaValley is looking for.
—IEEE Spectrum, 12 May 2025
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Adjective
Tesla’s robotaxis will roam city streets, and humanoid robots dubbed Optimus will perform everyday tasks.
—Caroline Petrow-Cohen, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2025
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
Agency Decay Beyond bond erosion, the rise of humanoids also influences the ability and volition of humans for autonomous action.
—Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 25 May 2025
The current generation of commercial humanoids is pretty much the opposite of what LaValley is looking for.
—IEEE Spectrum, 12 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for humanoid
Adjective
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But the formations in the caves, a single human touch can destroy them.—
Ari Daniel,
Smithsonian Magazine,
12 June 2025
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The mobile home was not permitted for human occupancy, according to the report and Bonta’s lawsuit.—
Liam Dillon,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2025
Noun
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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
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The decision to stick around with the hominids proved lucrative.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
28 May 2025
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The spacecraft named after that ancient hominid is also exploring fossils, in the sense that asteroids are leftovers from the dawn of the solar system and can tell us much about Earth's origin, just as Lucy the fossil can tell us about human evolution.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
26 Feb. 2025
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But for some reason you're constantly being observed even as a non-famous person.—
Steve Baltin,
Forbes.com,
15 June 2025
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Walker isn’t the only person in Wade’s orbit who credits the NBA Hall of Famer with providing an opportunity.—
Jason Jones,
New York Times,
15 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
Noun
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One yearns for idiosyncrasy, a stroke of the unknowable, some transmission from a plane of inspiration inaccessible to ordinary mortals.—
Charles Bramesco,
IndieWire,
15 May 2025
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The mere mortals in his organization were understandably lost.—
Dev Patnaik,
Forbes,
18 Feb. 2025
Noun
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At the same time, Musk owns the infrastructure of conservative discourse, via X. That puts both men in a sort of co-dependent situation – Musk owns the medium, while Trump’s ideas are the message.—
Andy Meek,
Forbes.com,
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
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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
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“Humanoid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/humanoid. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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