anthropoids

plural of anthropoid

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Noun
  • These brutes commonly exceed 50 pounds.
    Keith Sutton, Outdoor Life, 18 June 2026
  • In Raspail’s tale, hordes of impoverished and dark-​skinned brutes from India descend onto French shores by way of rafts, the first wave of an invasion of the civilized West by the brown-​skinned developing world.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The new production will follow Leonardo, Raphael, Donatello and Michelangelo from their comic book origins to becoming global pop culture icons, battling familiar villains along the way.
    Arushi Jacob, Variety, 24 June 2026
  • Trump’s great leaders were villains, not heroes.
    Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 24 June 2026
Noun
  • The center offers visitors the chance to see and learn about native wildlife, including baby alligators, turtles, and snakes, among other creatures.
    Molly O'Brien, Travel + Leisure, 25 June 2026
  • The snakes were in containers that had their names and illustrations on the side.
    Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 24 June 2026
Noun
  • Nothing is as attractive to a skunk as a cozy woodpile or rock pile to den in, says Fyffe, so keeping your yard free from those skunk havens is key.
    Felicia Feaster, Martha Stewart, 20 June 2026
  • The lakeshore bird also faces threats from predators like dogs, coyotes and skunks.
    Christiana Freitag, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2026
Noun
  • We’d be laughed at and called ignorant boors!
    Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 24 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • The collection includes multiple heels for women and several loafer options for men.
    Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 27 June 2026
  • At-home pedicure tools that deliver salon results Pedicures need a few additional tools beyond your manicure kit, mostly aimed at the heels and the wider skin surface of the feet.
    Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Kansas City Star, 26 June 2026
Noun
  • The findings, detailed today in the Astrophysical Journal Letters, suggest not only that all black holes emit such a wind but also that these beasts are not total loners that are isolated from their environments.
    Jeanna Bryner, Scientific American, 4 June 2026
  • The beasts’ finale was a spectacular ending to a worthy show.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 May 2026
Noun
  • The island village is beset by sea hags, serial killers, creepy clowns and other evils that interfere with Tom’s dream of turning Widow’s Bay into a Martha’s Vineyard-like tourist destination.
    Alison Herman, Variety, 17 June 2026
  • Bunch of virtue signaling clowns!
    Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 15 June 2026
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“Anthropoids.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anthropoids. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.

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