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Recent Examples of nonbiological
Of course, organics don't mean that life is there, because organics can have a biological origin or a non-biological origin.
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Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
Overall, 120 objects containing human remains were removed from view, along with an additional 71 non-biological objects that were in the same displays, the museum told CNN at the time.
—Jack Guy, CNN, 9 Oct. 2024
Still, non-biological processes could also have formed the rock's unique features.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 26 July 2024
In this case, the detection of these spots on a Martian rock represents just the first of seven steps—for example, scientists must still rule out non-biological possibility and identify other signals to have confidence in off-world life.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 25 July 2024
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Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
Overall, 120 objects containing human remains were removed from view, along with an additional 71 non-biological objects that were in the same displays, the museum told CNN at the time.
—Jack Guy, CNN, 9 Oct. 2024
Still, non-biological processes could also have formed the rock's unique features.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 26 July 2024
In this case, the detection of these spots on a Martian rock represents just the first of seven steps—for example, scientists must still rule out non-biological possibility and identify other signals to have confidence in off-world life.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 25 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonbiological
Adjective
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The Amazon founder was previously married to Mackenzie Scott from 1993 to 2019, and the couple share three sons and an adopted daughter.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Mar. 2025
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His adopted daughter, Sandra Correia Lopes, 12, weighs just 12 kilograms, or 26 pounds, and falls sick frequently.—
Sui-Lee Wee,
New York Times,
16 Feb. 2025
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While King recalls that life was never particularly difficult, her adoptive mother, who was in her 60s at the time, was unfamiliar with hairstyles that were popular.—
J.M. Banks,
Kansas City Star,
26 Apr. 2025
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While Ray’s character spends much of Dope Thief quietly seething at his father, his relationship with the adoptive mother in his life, Theresa, played by Kate Mulgrew, propels the series forward.—
Jeff Ihaza,
Rolling Stone,
22 Apr. 2025
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“Nonbiological.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonbiological. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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