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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
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Going into effect on October 10, 1967, the treaty was a legal framework for space law that banned the deployment of nuclear weapons in space, limited military activities on celestial bodies and provided provisions that exploration of space should benefit mankind.—
Lorenzino Estrada,
AZCentral.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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The film’s protagonist may be a pastor, but his journey will feel recognizable, even familiar, to audiences, given mankind’s search for more and better things.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Jan. 2026
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As Hollywood continues to reflect on her legacy, she is being remembered not only as one of comedy’s greats, but as a rare presence whose artistry and humanity left an indelible mark on film and television.—
Jessica Lynch,
Billboard,
31 Jan. 2026
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Tuberculosis and Uphill Walking as a Prescription Tuberculosis (TB), one of the world’s oldest and most persistent diseases, has plagued humanity for over 70,000 years.—
Outside,
Outside,
31 Jan. 2026
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Or maybe the bots, trained on the humans of Reddit and other social media platforms, will prove me wrong and unearth the real Epstein conspiracy.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
31 Jan. 2026
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Meanwhile, a social network where Moltbots share posts, just like humans do on Facebook, has similarly generated intense curiosity and alarm.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
31 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Homo sapiens.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Homo%20sapiens. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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