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Recent Examples of hominid
Harmon Siegel, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
Researchers also identified two tiny fragments of hominid skull as belonging to H. erectus, an ancient human ancestor.
—Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 July 2025
Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 12 Mar. 2026
Many hominids went extinct during this period, and being able to consume alcohol without adverse and/or toxic effects would have conferred a survival advantage.
—Literary Hub, 7 Jan. 2026
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Adjective
With each progressive step, artifacts become more central to hominid existence.
—Harmon Siegel, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
Researchers also identified two tiny fragments of hominid skull as belonging to H. erectus, an ancient human ancestor.
—Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 July 2025
Noun
The hominid species is often exemplified by a remarkably complete specimen discovered in 1974.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 12 Mar. 2026
Many hominids went extinct during this period, and being able to consume alcohol without adverse and/or toxic effects would have conferred a survival advantage.
—Literary Hub, 7 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hominid
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What about humanoid robot soldiers?—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
16 June 2026
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These aims put it on a similar trajectory to old rival Tesla, with both companies eyeing humanoid robots as a new frontier, even if the technology is still in its early stages.—
Beatrice Nolan,
Fortune,
15 June 2026
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In recent weeks, Connecticut enacted provisions for companion chatbots that sustain an ongoing relationship with a human.—
Marc Levy,
Los Angeles Times,
21 June 2026
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Sourcing & Methodology This article was generated by software that analyzes National Weather Service warnings and advisories and creates an article based on templates created by humans.—
Southern California Weather Report,
Daily News,
20 June 2026
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LLMs are so seemingly humanlike, people envision computers replacing all customer service agents, summarizing or answering questions about a collection of thousands of documents, taking on the wholesale role of a data scientist or even making a company’s executive decisions.—
Eric Siegel,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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Film, vibration, sound and light converge around a faceless, humanlike figure moving through shifting states of existence.—
Melinda Sheckells,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Feb. 2026
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In so doing, H. floresiensis seems to have reversed what researchers once considered a defining trend of Homo's evolution: the inexorable expansion of the brain.—
Kate Wong,
Scientific American,
1 Sep. 2020
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As officers moved inside, the suspect ran out the back of the building, where other officers stationed along a perimeter took the person into custody, police said.—
Richard Ramos,
CBS News,
23 June 2026
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Sees another email that says that the person who's going to shut it down is having extramarital affair.—
Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
23 June 2026
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The show's first season, centered around retirement community residents who band together to discover a dark truth of their community following the sighting of a monstrous creature, was met with positive reviews and has been among the streamer's weekly Top 10 since its premiere.—
KiMi Robinson,
USA Today,
18 June 2026
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Keystone herbivore species such as the American bison, elk and mule deer live in grasslands and help to regulate the rich plant biota for other creatures to thrive, Keyser said.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
17 June 2026
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Suarez, the Braves’ setup man, and arguably the team’s top offseason acquisition, was an All-Star closer for the Padres the past two seasons.—
Chad Bishop,
AJC.com,
23 June 2026
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Nationally, women receive an average of $1,760 monthly in Social Security, $438 less than the $2,198 men receive on average.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
23 June 2026
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Inside Ecole National Republique de Colombie in the Turgeau neighborhood where 1,246 individuals live in squalor, residents uprooted by gangs described lives defined by deepening hunger and increasingly inhumane conditions.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
17 June 2026
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The documents further allege that one of the members, Proper, had compiled a target list containing 46 individuals.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
17 June 2026
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“Hominid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hominid. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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