braincase

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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. 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 See All Example Sentences for braincase
Recent Examples of Synonyms for braincase
Noun
  • Both 28-year-old boxers underwent operations for subdural haematoma, or bleeding inside the skull, the reports said.
    Reuters, NBC news, 11 Aug. 2025
  • There’s Plunderer’s Punch (black spiced rum, blackberry, lime and vanilla) in souvenir pirate skull mug for $46.
    Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Still, the researchers don’t know exactly what object struck the woman’s cranium, or whether the incident was accidental.
    Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 June 2025
  • The man kept the Harbin cranium well hidden as he was instructed to hide it from the Japanese army.
    Nick Butler, FOXNews.com, 21 June 2025
Noun
  • Here are a few examples from my creative noggin: Barklet.com – A boutique for small-breed dog gear (bark + bracelet or trinket).
    Renae Gregoire, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
  • His split noggin bobs in a direct re-creation of the way the show once depicted Hussein, underlining a link between the two figures.
    Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 7 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The pate is made with fish meat harvested to reduce leftover waste from caviar farming, according to the company’s website.
    Camila Pedrosa July 6, Sacbee.com, 6 July 2025
  • The restaurant is far from an afterthought of the distillery experience, offering a menu of mostly small plates, including pate en croute, beef tartare, trout dip with saltines, frog legs, and gnocchi with mushroom ragu.
    Amanda Hancock, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
  • The last time Trump had a net positive approval rating in Morning Consult’s poll was in March.
    Sara Dorn, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
  • The Longhorns, projected among the early favorites in the crowded SEC, were voted first by 28 of the 67 panelists in this year’s poll.
    Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 5 Aug. 2025

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“Braincase.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/braincase. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.

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