Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for anthropoids
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 -
Credit to producers Tim Zinnemann and George Linder for selecting a veritable array of brutes to wage battle with Arnold.—
Duane Byrge,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Even the Dodgers, the cartoon villains of spending, kind of sort of have a limit.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
18 Feb. 2026
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Head coach Patty Gasso and her bunch remain the biggest villains in the Texas softball universe.—
Thomas Jones,
Austin American Statesman,
6 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Instead substitute Padres for snakes.—
Assistant Sports Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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The fence is designed to deter snakes from entering the dog park pens and biting the dogs running free within them.—
Elizabeth Marie Himchak,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Feb. 2026
Noun
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In addition, there’s the risk of secondary toxicity if a mole is eaten by a bird of prey or other predator including foxes and skunks.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
15 Feb. 2026
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But toads and frogs are also prey animals for owls, hawks, skunks, opossums, and raccoons.—
Michelle Mastro,
Martha Stewart,
6 Feb. 2026
Noun
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We’d be laughed at and called ignorant boors!—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
24 Jan. 2026
Noun
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All of this comes on the heels of the FBI upping its reward for information on Guthrie.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
13 Feb. 2026
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Totsuka laid down a massive second run featuring back-to-back jumps with three head-over-heels flips each.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
13 Feb. 2026
Noun
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How can a small compete in a world of oversize jock beasts?—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
9 Feb. 2026
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All these beasts have been beneficial to Natalie's development, but we've been surprised by how wide-ranging those benefits have been.—
Bill Strickland,
Parents,
8 Feb. 2026
Noun
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That was so, so, so touching, going to a real hospital with the clowns.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Feb. 2026
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Deep cherry red, black, and white come together to create a whimsical world of dice, cards, sad clowns, and a ticking pocketwatch.—
Samantha Brash,
InStyle,
8 Feb. 2026
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“Anthropoids.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anthropoids. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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