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Recent Examples of nonbiological
Similarly, corporations in the real world can be viewed as immortal, nonbiological organisms driven to grow, consume resources, and protect themselves.
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Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 29 Sep. 2025
But organic compounds can arise from either living organisms or nonbiological chemistry, making their origin uncertain.
—Dirk Schulze-Makuch, Big Think, 17 Sep. 2025
Hurowitz also acknowledged that there are nonbiological ways to create features like the leopard spots.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
But for all its stylistic brio and an overall mesmerizing look, in which even throwaway visuals (like the icy corpse of a solider frozen to his battlefield steed) sear themselves into your memory, Frankenstein remains the simple, direct story of a man and his nonbiological offspring.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2025
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Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 29 Sep. 2025
But organic compounds can arise from either living organisms or nonbiological chemistry, making their origin uncertain.
—Dirk Schulze-Makuch, Big Think, 17 Sep. 2025
Hurowitz also acknowledged that there are nonbiological ways to create features like the leopard spots.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
But for all its stylistic brio and an overall mesmerizing look, in which even throwaway visuals (like the icy corpse of a solider frozen to his battlefield steed) sear themselves into your memory, Frankenstein remains the simple, direct story of a man and his nonbiological offspring.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonbiological
Adjective
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For now, the fish are functioning fine in their adopted creek.—
Lila Seidman,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2026
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For Blank, Atlanta is an adopted home.—
Adam Crafton,
New York Times,
8 June 2026
Adjective
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His adoptive home had no interest in his other great love, soccer, but Bennett was undaunted.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
13 June 2026
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Blair Miller and Johnathon Bobbitt-Miller, the adoptive fathers of Harmony's brother Jamison, shared a statement following the Supreme Court's decision.—
Matt Schooley,
CBS News,
11 June 2026
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“Nonbiological.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonbiological. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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