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Recent Examples of altricial
Plenty of other creatures give birth even sooner, yielding offspring in a more altricial state.
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Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 14 Oct. 2022
Robins, bluebirds, hummingbirds and many other birds are altricial.
—Jim Robbins, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Jan. 2022
If birds are born altricial — helpless — clutches tend to be small to accommodate the higher level of care the babies must receive.
—Jim Williams, Star Tribune, 29 June 2021
That’s because both marmosets and humans have altricial babies, from the Latin for needing nourishment—meaning offspring that can’t take care of themselves even a tiny bit at the beginning.
—Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 27 Oct. 2020
Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 14 Oct. 2022
Robins, bluebirds, hummingbirds and many other birds are altricial.
—Jim Robbins, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Jan. 2022
If birds are born altricial — helpless — clutches tend to be small to accommodate the higher level of care the babies must receive.
—Jim Williams, Star Tribune, 29 June 2021
That’s because both marmosets and humans have altricial babies, from the Latin for needing nourishment—meaning offspring that can’t take care of themselves even a tiny bit at the beginning.
—Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 27 Oct. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for altricial
Adjective
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For example, if Country A must import jet engines or microchips from Country B, Country A might try to hack Country B’s companies to copy that technology and become self-sufficient.—
William Akoto,
The Conversation,
25 June 2025
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Bezos encourages his kids to be self-sufficient Bezos has encouraged his kids to build things with their hands.—
Caroline Blair,
People.com,
24 June 2025
Adjective
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The autonomous vehicle industry is expected to expand considerably, and Waymo is well-positioned to capture a significant share of this burgeoning market.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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Ukraine launched autonomous craft from catapults and snared Russian drones in fishing nets.—
Dexter Filkins,
New Yorker,
14 July 2025
Adjective
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Why are Hobbs, Gallego calling for an independent investigation?—
Perry Vandell,
AZCentral.com,
14 July 2025
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The Retired Public Employees Association of California launched a crowdfunding effort to finance an independent investigation into CalPERS’ private equity investment, among other concerns, last month.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
14 July 2025
Adjective
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In addition to its momentum and self-sustaining nature, drive has another advantage over motivation: It can be developed and strengthened over time.—
Ryan McGrath,
Forbes,
27 Mar. 2023
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Significantly, some states had self-sustaining populations of wild turkeys that could serve as seed stock.—
Paul A. Smith,
Journal Sentinel,
16 Mar. 2023
Adjective
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Months later, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government revoked Kashmir’s semiautonomous status and imposed sweeping security measures.—
Rajesh Roy,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Apr. 2025
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During his time on the world’s biggest island the French leader will tour a glacier, a hydroelectric power station and a Danish warship moored near the semiautonomous territory’s capital, Nuuk, per the Élysée.—
Joseph Ataman,
CNN Money,
15 June 2025
Adjective
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Ask Amy: My unsociable neighbor doesn't know about me and his wife.—
Bay Area News Group,
The Mercury News,
2 June 2024
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To drink too much would be inexcusable; to drink too little would be unsociable.—
Erika Page,
The Christian Science Monitor,
2 Feb. 2024
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“Altricial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/altricial. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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