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Recent Examples of Homo sapiens
Yunxian 2 provides a clearer example of an earlier lineage, suggesting that several major human lineages—Homo sapiens, Neanderthals, and sister species like Homo longi—may have co-existed for hundreds of thousands of years, interacting and potentially interbreeding.
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Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 27 Sep. 2025
Homo sapiens are highly socialized animals prone to cooperate when necessary.
—Bruce Dorminey, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 27 Sep. 2025
Homo sapiens are highly socialized animals prone to cooperate when necessary.
—Bruce Dorminey, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for Homo sapiens
Noun
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Saturn in Aquarius teaches you to trust your individuality and to use it for the greater good of mankind.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
27 Oct. 2025
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Given the role that Wall Street’s élite played in inflating and promoting the bubble, this is either a generous view or a jaded commentary on the fallen nature of mankind.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
13 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Those who predicted a doomed future for all of humanity called us addicts and criminals, leeches and slime (and way worse things) because we were detested, shouted at, dragged by our arms across bedrooms and public sporting events.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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The humanities program will work with the arts board's Folk & Traditional Arts Apprenticeship program to train master and apprentice Wisconsin folk artists in planning and producing public programs that showcase and contextualize cultural traditions, stories and histories.—
Jim Higgins,
jsonline.com,
27 Oct. 2025
Noun
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By the mid-2020s, NASA’s Artemis program intends to return humans to the Moon.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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However, having a human in the loop will be important to ensure that critical, high-value transactions initiated by autonomous agents on behalf of a person are reviewed and verified by that person.—
Matt Renner,
Fortune,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Homo sapiens.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Homo%20sapiens. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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