craniums

variants or crania
plural of cranium
as in skulls
the case of bone that encloses the brain and supports the jaws of vertebrates the cranium of a Neanderthal is striking for its brow ridges

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Recent Examples of craniums Of course, something similar typified our evolution, too, which can all too easily be cast as the blossoming forth of ever-plumper craniums. Thomas Moynihan, Big Think, 20 Aug. 2025
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skulls
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  • There were masks and body suits made of female skin, along with human skulls for soup bowls and other disturbing oddities.
    Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025
  • In recent years, objects looted from Benin City by British soldiers in 1897 — commonly known as Benin Bronzes — have been returned to Nigeria, Asante artifacts have been returned to Ghana, and France has sent colonial-era skulls back to Madagascar.
    Alexis Akwagyiram, semafor.com, 3 Oct. 2025

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“Craniums.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/craniums. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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