variants
also biologic
as in birth
being such by blood and not by adoption or marriage
the rights of the biological father in this case
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Recent Examples of biological
Kathryn Jones, a biological science professor at Florida State, disagreed, saying professors on H-1B visas often are needed for hard-to fill positions.
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Steven Walker, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Jan. 2026
The organization cited nuclear weapons, climate change and biological threats as the three biggest concerns to humanity and the motivation to move the clock closer to midnight.
—Matthew Glasser, ABC News, 27 Jan. 2026
Elsewhere, on preparedness for biological threats, fighting climate change, and a host of other issues, the administrations’ drastic cuts to science and research and isolationist policies have made things worse.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 27 Jan. 2026
Peterson says Sam became uncomfortable with his biological gender as puberty arrived.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Jan. 2026
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Steven Walker, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Jan. 2026
The organization cited nuclear weapons, climate change and biological threats as the three biggest concerns to humanity and the motivation to move the clock closer to midnight.
—Matthew Glasser, ABC News, 27 Jan. 2026
Elsewhere, on preparedness for biological threats, fighting climate change, and a host of other issues, the administrations’ drastic cuts to science and research and isolationist policies have made things worse.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 27 Jan. 2026
Peterson says Sam became uncomfortable with his biological gender as puberty arrived.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for biological
Adjective
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The idea is that vaginal estrogen could help ease common post-birth concerns like swelling and soreness.—
Helen Carefoot,
Flow Space,
15 Dec. 2025
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The pregnancy announcement, the gender reveal, the baby shower, the pregnancy photo shoot, the birth photo shoot, the post-birth photo shoot, the sip-n-see.—
Shani Silver,
refinery29.com,
31 May 2024
Adjective
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Data centers are being built at a rapid pace to meet the growing resource needs of AI, thereby endangering natural habitats.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Jan. 2026
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Hippocrates and his followers held on to their belief in natural causes.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The sheer human devastation witnessed by the half-dozen people pretending to eat their lunch in here could nullify any legitimate emotional experience within twenty city blocks.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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Rubio said Maduro was not a legitimate head of state, noting that more than 50 countries — including the United States, the European Union and most of Latin America — rejected the results of Venezuela’s disputed 2024 presidential election.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Biological.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/biological. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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