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Recent Examples of hominid
Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 21 June 2023
But these adaptations may have cost the hominid resilience to other environmental pressures.
—Roni Dengler, Discover Magazine, 16 July 2019
David Bressan, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025
The spacecraft named after that ancient hominid is also exploring fossils, in the sense that asteroids are leftovers from the dawn of the solar system and can tell us much about Earth's origin, just as Lucy the fossil can tell us about human evolution.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 26 Feb. 2025
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Adjective
This same fossil site is home to the famous footprints of the hominid Australopithecus.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 21 June 2023
But these adaptations may have cost the hominid resilience to other environmental pressures.
—Roni Dengler, Discover Magazine, 16 July 2019
Noun
Researchers believe this event was a final trigger in making the Sahara a desert, maybe even driving early hominids out of Africa some 10 to 7 million years ago.
—David Bressan, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025
The spacecraft named after that ancient hominid is also exploring fossils, in the sense that asteroids are leftovers from the dawn of the solar system and can tell us much about Earth's origin, just as Lucy the fossil can tell us about human evolution.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 26 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hominid
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People are starting to realize just how far these humanoid robots have come in terms of coordination and agility.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Tesla’s Optimus humanoid robot is expected to enter China’s market later this year, with 1 million robots made within the next five years, according to a Mainland media source.—
Brendan Ahern,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Also among the soldiers are humans, including the tactical officer and medic Hermit (Alex Lawther), who is Wendy’s brother.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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Commercially produced l-cysteine is primarily derived from duck feathers and the hair of humans and hogs.—
Scott Lafee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Aug. 2025
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That’s the person who can integrate diverse expertise, promote equitable contributions, and cultivate trust.—
Jamil Zaki,
Harvard Business Review,
15 Aug. 2025
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But when someone raises concerns about questionable billing practices, the issue is quietly set aside and the person is moved to another role.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Players will need to survive a brutal future, extract key people from the past and stop nightmarish creatures.—
Meredith G. White,
AZCentral.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Housing marine creatures, the facility was on the forefront of understanding the care and training of dolphins.—
Bonnie Gross,
Sun Sentinel,
6 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The wallet would end up going on a 151,000-mile odyssey across multiple states before a mechanic in Minnesota last month discovered that the obstacle that was preventing him from putting the vehicle's airbox back in place was — a man's leather wallet.—
Jamie L. LaReau,
USA Today,
18 Aug. 2025
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The following transactions filled out the final, 16-team field on Sunday: World No. 1 and defending US Open men’s singles champion Jannik Sinner will team with 10-time Grand Slam women’s doubles champion Katerina Siniakova.—
Adam Zagoria,
Forbes.com,
17 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The negative consequences of this content go well beyond the individuals misquoted.—
Yair Rosenberg,
The Atlantic,
15 Aug. 2025
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The records show that collectively, the 24 individuals spent 10 days, 14 hours and 9 minutes behind bars from May 23 to June 23.—
Ariane Lange,
Sacbee.com,
15 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The other seven include milk, eggs, fish, shellfish, tree nuts, peanuts and wheat.—
News Editor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Aug. 2025
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The Falkland Islands exported $27.4 million of goods to the U.S. in 2023, the vast majority of which was non-fillet frozen fish, according to the Observatory of Economic Complexity.—
Dan Mangan,Christina Wilkie,Erin Doherty,Sophie Kiderlin,Ruxandra Iordache,
CNBC,
1 Aug. 2025
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One is the collision of the research vessel Maginot into humanity’s home planet, exposing a menagerie of extraterrestrial specimens — not just Xenomorphs! — to billions of potential hosts.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
5 Aug. 2025
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Most of the specimens came from museum collections, including Museums Victoria’s Research Institute.—
Monica Cull,
Discover Magazine,
21 July 2025
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“Hominid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hominid. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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