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noun

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Recent Examples of hominid
Adjective
But these adaptations may have cost the hominid resilience to other environmental pressures. Roni Dengler, Discover Magazine, 16 July 2019 An enlarged brain case also distinguishes this species from our more distant, early hominid ancestor Australopithecus — famously known for the 3-million-year-old Lucy specimen in Ethiopia. Tree Meinch, Discover Magazine, 30 May 2023
Noun
Two approaches with a similar conclusion The challenge of studying early hominids is that specimens from that period are scarce and in rough shape. Ari Daniel, NPR, 16 Dec. 2024 What the prints can't prove, however, is that the two hominids passed each other or made any kind of contact. Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 28 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for hominid 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hominid
Adjective
  • Investors are also hoping for an update on Tesla’s Optimus humanoid robots, which are expected to enter limited production in 2025 and eventually be sold for between $20,000 and $25,000 each.
    William Gavin, Quartz, 28 Jan. 2025
  • Viewing humanoid robots as a threat is just as detrimental to progress and development as considering AI itself dangerous.
    Pablo Garcia Quint, Orange County Register, 27 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Hair growth oil might seem like a hot new trend, but humans have been using hydrating oils as skin and hair care treatments, cross-culturally, for millennia.
    Eva Crouse, Flow Space, 31 Jan. 2025
  • But most cats continue to knead blankets and pillows for the rest of their life, to the delight of humans.
    Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Six people on board the plane and another person on the ground died in the crash, officials have said.
    Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 3 Feb. 2025
  • State Farm scheduled an in person inspection, then changed it to a video call.
    Stephen Hobbs, Sacramento Bee, 3 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Sten Lennart Jakobsen/East Zealand Museum About 66 million years ago, just before the mass extinction that wiped out the dinosaurs, a fish chewed up and spit out some sea creatures.
    James Doubek, NPR, 29 Jan. 2025
  • Read Next California Hundreds of sea creatures leap from California waters.
    Paloma Chavez, Sacramento Bee, 28 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Near the shores of Lake Waconia, Island View is a par-72 layout The facility has hosted numerous MGA men’s and women’s amateur championships.
    Tom Schardin, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025
  • With Debut Title 'Stelios' Silent Night, Deadly Night is a reimagining of Charles E. Sellier Jr.’s cult horror classic in which a young boy witnesses the murder of his parents at the hands of a man dressed as Santa, only to grow up and become a killer himself.
    Diana Lodderhose, Deadline, 6 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The license plate number was traced back to a local individual, Kyle Shirakawa Handley, who ran a medical marijuana business.
    Doc Louallen, ABC News, 4 Feb. 2025
  • Also, in 2023 RSV vaccines for older adults and pregnant people were finally approved, and that may have protected more individuals.
    Tanya Lewis, Scientific American, 4 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Elvi's Kitchen is now a favorite with locals and tourists alike for dishes like fresh fish prepared in Maya adobo sauce and even unique vegan and vegetarian dishes like coconut ceviche and curry.
    Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 2 Feb. 2025
  • Here, one-of-a-kind shards of chrysocolla evoke the ocean waters and the fish found within.
    Tori Latham, Robb Report, 1 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • To confirm their finding, the researchers conducted morphological and genetic analyses of six specimens.
    Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Jan. 2025
  • Researchers from Hanoi University obtained a series of sea bug specimens from Vietnamese fishermen and restaurants.
    Amanda Kooser, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025

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“Hominid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hominid. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.

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