humanoids

Definition of humanoidsnext
plural of humanoid

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Recent Examples of humanoids War tests humanoids Foundation revealed that humanoid robots have already been sent to Ukraine for battlefield evaluation, highlighting the growing role of robotics in modern warfare. Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 16 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for humanoids
Noun
  • This article was generated by the Bay Area Home Report Bot, software that analyzes home sales or other data and creates an article based on a template created by humans.
    Bay Area Home Report, Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2026
  • The puzzle of how the earliest humans reached the Americas just got a new piece.
    Ryan Brennan April 4, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Riverside County Department of Animal Services officials are seeking help from the public in locating a pair of dogs that were recently involved in an attack on a wild burro, part of a series of attacks on the creatures dating back to late 2025.
    Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 4 Apr. 2026
  • The house is falling apart, bats in the fireplace, ants marching unfazed across the floor, smells of dead creatures decaying in the walls.
    John Warner, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • But if these movies are progressive allegories of beings transcending their differences, then Hoppers is a surprisingly blunt pushback to that notion.
    David Sims, The Atlantic, 26 Mar. 2026
  • After one crumbling alien civilization captures this signal and plans to invade Earth, humanity divides into those who will welcome the new beings and those who plan to fight against them.
    Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 24 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • It's generally defined as a treatment used to change a person's attraction to same-sex individuals and to similarly cure gender dysphoria.
    Nina Totenberg, NPR, 31 Mar. 2026
  • The recruitment push comes as Gen Z has entered into a stagnant labor market that’s particularly punishing to early-career individuals.
    Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 31 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Here, the focus shifts to the local and relatable stories of three mortals – Goma, Navaraj and Chandravati – and their devotion to the local Nepali Hindu goddess Swasthani.
    Jessica Vantine Birkenholtz, The Conversation, 24 Mar. 2026
  • For all its divine ambition, the series falls victim to the same old pitfalls that have sunk biopics of so many lesser mortals.
    Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 22 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The Knicks only truly made things interesting in minutes the former Brooklyn Nets star and sure-fire first-ballot Hall of Famer spent on the bench on Tuesday.
    Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Upstairs at Place, things are a little more formal.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The oldest dice specimens Madden confirmed come from sites in Colorado, Wyoming and New Mexico—but the study notes that the apparent concentration in the American West might just come from where these sites have been preserved and uncovered.
    Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Early arthropod specimens don’t have claws like these.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 1 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Black soldier fly larvae efficiently break down organic waste into nutrient-rich compost, which is then used as a sustainable feed for chickens and fish.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Episode 1 In the Season 23 premiere, Cochran’s team — including chefs Justin Tootla and Jassi Bindra — sweated through a Quickfire competition at Charlotte Motor Speedway to create a joint dish with snapper, corn and cauliflower that ended with undercooked fish, leading them into the bottom.
    Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 31 Mar. 2026

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“Humanoids.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/humanoids. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.

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