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Recent Examples of nonbiological
But organic compounds can arise from either living organisms or nonbiological chemistry, making their origin uncertain.
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Dirk Schulze-Makuch, Big Think, 17 Sep. 2025
Still, the only definitive way to answer this question is to return the sample to Earth, where scientists can use advanced laboratory techniques to distinguish biological from nonbiological origins.
—Amy J. Williams, The Conversation, 12 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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Dirk Schulze-Makuch, Big Think, 17 Sep. 2025
Still, the only definitive way to answer this question is to return the sample to Earth, where scientists can use advanced laboratory techniques to distinguish biological from nonbiological origins.
—Amy J. Williams, The Conversation, 12 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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With the devotion of their adopted mother, all seven kittens are flourishing and will have a chance to find forever families.—
News Release,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 May 2026
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California, after years of political debate, finally semi-adopted phonics, although not completely requiring it.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
17 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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To attract adoptive families, Team Ratas, which is Spanish for rats, organizes events such as the Ratapalooza.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 May 2026
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Produced by Zumo, Fosforito Films, El Médano and Aída Herrerías, the supernatural horror film set on a Caribbean island, follows a successful priest who returns home after his adoptive brother dies from spontaneous human combustion.—
Anna Marie de la Fuente,
Variety,
15 May 2026
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“Nonbiological.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonbiological. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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