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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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There has also been considerable discussion of humanoid military robots, which could one day be reprogrammed for casualty duty.—
David Szondy
June 09,
New Atlas,
9 June 2026
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Almost every top humanoid robotics company has launched a robot that can fold laundry.—
Youyou Zhou,
Washington Post,
8 June 2026
Noun
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Like humans, dogs deteriorate with age.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Dec. 2025
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Optimus measures 5 feet 11 inches, weighs around 160 pounds, and includes more than 40 degrees of freedom, with 11-DoF hands designed for dexterous, human-like manipulation.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Dec. 2025
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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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Through teleoperation, the robot demonstrates precise, humanlike hand control in a variety of manipulation tasks.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
6 Feb. 2026
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The other infected person had visited and camped at a county park and state beach in San Mateo and Marin counties.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
16 June 2026
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Migis Lodge in South Casco, Maine, is a family-friendly wellness retreat with rates starting at $388 per person per night.—
Hanna Wickes,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
16 June 2026
Noun
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If these quasi-mythical creatures provoked unease, at least among outsiders, their cheese did the opposite.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
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That great size would have also posed a problem as its food sources on land were all tiny creatures such as mites and other much smaller arachnids.—
Shraddha Chakradhar,
CNN Money,
10 June 2026
Noun
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The murder case is still pending against Christopher Kegan Williams, a Sacramento County man who is accused of providing fentanyl that led to the September 2020 death of 20-year-old Spencer Newsom in Roseville.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
16 June 2026
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According to the report, both men fell ill after spending time outdoors, one playing golf at five courses in Alameda and Contra Costa counties within 14 days of the onset of his symptoms.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
16 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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In that time, he's never been able to see the fish swimming near the shores of the San Joaquin Delta, until now.—
Carmela Karcher,
CBS News,
16 June 2026
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Prioritize nutrient-dense foods, such as sunflower seeds and fatty fish, over supplements to ensure your body absorbs vitamins and minerals effectively.—
Stephanie Brown,
Verywell Health,
15 June 2026
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“Hominid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hominid. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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