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 The other two craniums were found in 1990. Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 26 Dec. 2025 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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  • The Ku Klux Klan is everywhere, especially in law enforcement, and that means Scarpa's got to crack some skulls, no warrant, no problem.
    ABC News, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026
  • At the very least, these defensive tackles are willing to crack skulls.
    Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 24 Aug. 2026

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“Craniums.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/craniums. Accessed 10 Sep. 2026.

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