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Recent Examples of braincase
The specimens in question do show features in common with adult T. rex — among them the forehead, snout and braincase, said Thomas Carr, a paleontologist at Carthage College who first made the case that Nanotyrannus represented young T. rex.
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Asher Elbein, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2024
By poring over three-dimensional scans of ancient hominin braincases and by examining the brains of our nearest living evolutionary kin—chimpanzees and bonobos, whose ancestors branched off from our lineage some six million years ago—researchers are beginning to unlock this puzzle.
—Heather Pringle, Scientific American, 1 Oct. 2016
Believed to belong to a male, Skull 5 also has the smallest braincase of the five individuals.
—Gemma Tarlach, Discover Magazine, 10 June 2016
Xuchang 2, while not as large, appears to have had a modern size braincase as well.
—Gemma Tarlach, Discover Magazine, 2 Mar. 2017
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Asher Elbein, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2024
By poring over three-dimensional scans of ancient hominin braincases and by examining the brains of our nearest living evolutionary kin—chimpanzees and bonobos, whose ancestors branched off from our lineage some six million years ago—researchers are beginning to unlock this puzzle.
—Heather Pringle, Scientific American, 1 Oct. 2016
Believed to belong to a male, Skull 5 also has the smallest braincase of the five individuals.
—Gemma Tarlach, Discover Magazine, 10 June 2016
Xuchang 2, while not as large, appears to have had a modern size braincase as well.
—Gemma Tarlach, Discover Magazine, 2 Mar. 2017
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for braincase
Noun
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Idiopathic intracranial hypertension Idiopathic intracranial hypertension is a disorder involving an excess of CSF that elevates pressure inside the skull and compresses the brain.—
Danielle Wilhour,
The Conversation,
28 May 2025
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Unexpectedly, the tire shattered and debris flew into the teen’s right eye and skull, according to WGBA.—
Sam Gillette,
People.com,
28 May 2025
Noun
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Experts found the cranium and the skull fragment were likely archaeological finds, some being more than 100 years old and others being more than 500 years old, FOX 35 reported.—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
12 Apr. 2025
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All those wrinkles allow more surface area of the brain to fit in the cranium.—
Avery Hurt,
Discover Magazine,
24 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Giro, Bell, Smith, POC, and Kask are all reputable brands with a wide range of shapes to fit bulbous and diminutive noggins alike.—
Chris Cona,
ArsTechnica,
23 Apr. 2025
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The show also functions very much as a love letter to that devil’s playground called Times Square, where Betty finds characters that look like her but have even bigger noggins.—
Chris Jones,
New York Daily News,
8 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Expect classic Swiss mountain fare, including an array of sausages, sliced veal Zurich-style in a cream sauce with mushrooms, homemade pâtés, terrines pates, and beef tartare.—
Everett Potter,
Forbes.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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Big smile, twinkling eyes, shiny pate — the father-son resemblance is clear straight away.—
Daniel Taylor,
The Athletic,
14 Mar. 2025
Noun
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For a fun sweet-and-salty spin, swap the chow mein noddles for an equal amount of potato sticks.—
Josh Miller,
Southern Living,
27 Feb. 2025
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For a fun sweet-and-salty spin, swap the chow mein noddles for an equal amount of potato sticks.—
Josh Miller,
Southern Living,
27 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Grade Ginny & Georgia Season 3 in our poll below, then drop a comment with your thoughts about this particular cliffhanger.—
Andy Swift,
TVLine,
6 June 2025
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Most polls of the mayoral race have shown Ramos pulling 1% or less in support.—
Chris Sommerfeldt,
New York Daily News,
6 June 2025
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“Braincase.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/braincase. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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