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as in hulks
a big clumsy often slow-witted person
they looked like a tribe of Neanderthals compared to the bridegroom's patrician-looking family
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as in barbarians
a man with crude manners and habits and outmoded attitudes
made the mistake of dining with some Neanderthal who repeatedly mistook his shirtsleeve for a napkin
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Noun
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Since turkeys can’t ask the typical first-date questions to field out the losers, hens have to rely on something else.—
Alice Jones Webb,
Outdoor Life,
21 Mar. 2025 -
That changes the formula with the winners and losers in terms of who will get into the air and survive.—
Ross Pomeroy,
Big Think,
20 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The types of animals vary, but monkeys, skunks, racoons and crocodiles are the most common, the data shows.—
Natalia Jaramillo,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 June 2025
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While deer are the most common animal stuck by vehicles, raccoons, skunks, opossums, squirrels and countless birds also fall victim.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
30 May 2025
Noun
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The next big bad in Jared Leto's motley crew of sinister screen villains has finally been announced.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
21 Dec. 2024
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Cultural differences of the region, like a vast foaming, bubbling cauldron, spit out heroes and villains, legends and lore.—
Gary Stoller,
Forbes,
20 Dec. 2024
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“Neanderthals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Neanderthals. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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