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Recent Examples of asocial In each case, the robot indicated the hidden location of a treat by pointing and either saying the dog's name (for the social robot) or simply beeping (asocial). Breanna Draxler, Discover Magazine, 17 Sep. 2013 The inside of the body was intriguing but asocial. New York Times, 10 May 2022 He’s no longer reduced to being an asocial nerd. K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone, 15 Mar. 2021 Ron Howard Based on the life of John Forbes Nash Jr. and the biography of the same name, A Beautiful Mind, which like Gladiator stars Russell Crow, tells the story of a brilliant but asocial mathematician and his battle with mental illness. Emily Burack, Town & Country, 26 Jan. 2023 See All Example Sentences for asocial
Recent Examples of Synonyms for asocial
Adjective
  • Dan, who secured 20.89% in the first round, was a distant second.
    Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 19 May 2025
  • Its Dragonfly mission will launch in July 2028 atop a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket and reach the distant moon in 2034.
    Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 17 May 2025
Adjective
  • The sale of the detached house in the 2300 block of Fruitdale Ave., San Jose, has been finalized.
    Bay Area Home Report, Mercury News, 16 May 2025
  • Through it all, there’s the metronomic wash of the tides onto the sand, waves lapping the beach, the undulation of the ocean, and the cityscape of Rockaway, with its large apartment buildings and detached houses, in the background.
    Richard Brody, New Yorker, 13 May 2025
Adjective
  • Distributors — dear friends and colleagues — lament the same familiar woes: not enough films, or too many; the best titles are overpriced; the coffee is terrible; the weather is unbearable — too hot, too cold or both.
    Martin Moszkowicz, Deadline, 17 May 2025
  • Studies show the therapy can support longevity, with cold (like ice baths, cold showers, and facial icing) and warm temperatures (like saunas, steam rooms, and hot baths) proven to slow aging, improve metabolic health, and lower the rate in which our cells die.
    Essence, Essence, 16 May 2025
Adjective
  • As Magazine Dreams progresses, Maddox descends further into his antisocial tendencies and grows more destructive.
    Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 4 Apr. 2025
  • Stanley Hudson, Angela Martin, and Karen Filippelli As far as being antisocial is concerned, Stanley Hudson takes the cake.
    Lisa Stardust, People.com, 24 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • For example, stone, tile or polished concrete in flooring can reduce energy use and keep a home cool.
    Khanh T.L. Tran, USA Today, 20 May 2025
  • And with the softest compounds in play, Imola was all about keeping that tyre surface temperature as cool as needed.
    Kanzah Maktoum, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
Adjective
  • Ask Amy: My unsociable neighbor doesn't know about me and his wife.
    Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News, 2 June 2024
  • To drink too much would be inexcusable; to drink too little would be unsociable.
    Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 Feb. 2024
Adjective
  • Wins Best Film at Critics Awards for Arab Films Far from the bristling emotional potency of Petzold’s previous muse Nina Hoss, Beer can be an aloof, hard-to-read presence.
    Guy Lodge, Variety, 17 May 2025
  • One of the central conflicts begins when the cute five-year-old daughter, I-Jing (Nina Ye), is reprimanded by her otherwise aloof grandfather for being left-handed.
    Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 14 May 2025

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