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resembling a human in shape or form
They were on the lookout for the famed Sasquatch, a tall anthropoid creature some thought lived deep in these forests.
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Recent Examples of anthropoid
Heather Schroering, Bon Appetit Magazine, 6 Aug. 2025
By never breaking the anthropoid conceit — keeping Williams a chimp from working-class childhood obscurity to adult pop-stardom — Better Man evolves into the most honest and exploratory showbiz movie ever made.
—Armond White, National Review, 10 Jan. 2025
The Chinese, conversely, have been convinced forc enturies that the entire rest of the world is inhabited by an alien species of lower anthropoid.
—Jean Shepherd, Car and Driver, 18 Dec. 2022
Solo’s first mate on the Millennium Falcon, Chewbacca, a 7-foot monkey-face anthropoid has his own following.
—Merrie Monteagudo, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 May 2021
But thanks to a meager fossil record, the question of where this first anthropoid was born has remained open.
—Rachel Preiser, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019
This 65-67 million-year-old relic looked down from on high on the anthropoids enjoying their time of evolutionary flourishing.
—Bradley J. Fikes, sandiegouniontribune.com, 18 June 2017
Because the fossil indicates that the tarsier and anthropoid primate groups split before that era, the anthropoid lineage is also at least that old, says Beard.
—Sid Perkins, Scientific American, 5 June 2013
Since humans are apes, and apes are anthropoid primates, the last common ancestor of all anthropoids would be one of our distant primate ancestors.
—Brian Switek, WIRED, 1 July 2009
Noun
That the officiant would be a giant anthropoid jar of mayo named Manny Mayo was actually too good to be true.
—Heather Schroering, Bon Appetit Magazine, 6 Aug. 2025
By never breaking the anthropoid conceit — keeping Williams a chimp from working-class childhood obscurity to adult pop-stardom — Better Man evolves into the most honest and exploratory showbiz movie ever made.
—Armond White, National Review, 10 Jan. 2025
The Chinese, conversely, have been convinced forc enturies that the entire rest of the world is inhabited by an alien species of lower anthropoid.
—Jean Shepherd, Car and Driver, 18 Dec. 2022
Solo’s first mate on the Millennium Falcon, Chewbacca, a 7-foot monkey-face anthropoid has his own following.
—Merrie Monteagudo, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 May 2021
But thanks to a meager fossil record, the question of where this first anthropoid was born has remained open.
—Rachel Preiser, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019
This 65-67 million-year-old relic looked down from on high on the anthropoids enjoying their time of evolutionary flourishing.
—Bradley J. Fikes, sandiegouniontribune.com, 18 June 2017
Because the fossil indicates that the tarsier and anthropoid primate groups split before that era, the anthropoid lineage is also at least that old, says Beard.
—Sid Perkins, Scientific American, 5 June 2013
Since humans are apes, and apes are anthropoid primates, the last common ancestor of all anthropoids would be one of our distant primate ancestors.
—Brian Switek, WIRED, 1 July 2009
Recent Examples of Synonyms for anthropoid
Adjective
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Developers describe Bolt’s debut as a breakthrough in humanoid locomotion control, dynamic balance, and high-performance drive systems.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Feb. 2026
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The 30-second spot features a voluptuous humanoid woman and her muscular male companion dancing at a club with bottles in hand.—
Rachyl Jones,
semafor.com,
4 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The oldest human was an ape In 2012, study authors discovered KNM-ER 64061, a collection of 100 bones, at Koobi Fora on the eastern side of Lake Turkana in Kenya.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Jan. 2026
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But, also, some Godzilla movies can be pretty great because a giant lizard and a giant ape fight real good on top of an aircraft carrier.—
James Grebey,
Vulture,
9 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Hivemind enables defense systems to sense, decide, and act, allowing autonomous platforms to adapt to dynamic environments, avoid threats, and complete missions without human intervention.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Feb. 2026
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Taking care of her ‘day job,’ skiing The fame, of course, all goes back to Gu’s first love — skiing, taking chances and pushing the boundaries of human performance.—
Eddie Pells,
Baltimore Sun,
1 Feb. 2026
Noun
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For much of his career, Skarsgård has gravitated toward characters who weaponize physical presence — Vikings, tech titans and mythic brutes whose power is immediately legible.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
9 Jan. 2026
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As usual, Lang plays the brute’s Heart of Darkness–esque descent into madness with gleeful relish.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
19 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Soaking in the warm water may disrupt louse activity or egg placement within their fur.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
21 Jan. 2026
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Because clients could bring along bed bugs or lice from previous living arrangements, everything coming into the shelter — including outside donations — will be treated in the chamber upon arrival, Tripple said.—
Mary Divine,
Twin Cities,
19 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Barraza, who was a member of the 501st Legion, a fan group that painstakingly re-creates Star Wars villains' costumes, already had her new suitcases packed — which resembled the ones Harry Potter took with him to Hogwarts.—
Christine Pelisek,
PEOPLE,
4 Feb. 2026
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To see him as a criminal, a perpetrator and villain, was a cognitive dissonance that demanded our attention.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
4 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The drawings represent snakes that swallow scenes played by skeletons.—
K. Desbouis,
Artforum,
6 Feb. 2026
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While their heads are unmarked, brown crossbands resembling an hourglass are visible along the snakes’ bodies.—
Tanasia Kenney,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Tracy Letts is one such person, but his Chicago anecdote paints Colbert as a cad.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
9 Jan. 2026
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Facing pressure to sire a child, Jerome tosses a crude wager the way of his dashing but dim-witted Lothario-like chum Manfred (Nicholas Galitzine) – a bet that the handsome cad won’t be able to woo Cherry and bed her while he’s gone for 100 nights.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
3 Dec. 2025
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“Anthropoid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anthropoid. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.
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