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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
Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 28 May 2025
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
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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 decision to stick around with the hominids proved lucrative.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 28 May 2025
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hominid
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Descriptions of the Mogollon Monster vary, but it's generally described as a large, hairy and humanoid figure, standing over 7 feet tall, with a strong, foul odor.—
Tiffany Acosta,
AZCentral.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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Chris Walti, the former team lead for Tesla’s robot, also suggested to Business Insider that Tesla may be reassessing the use of humanoid robots for factories.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Oct. 2025
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Dog-outfitting is a huge growth target for Dassier, who said coordinating human-and-animal Aigle trenchcoats have already been a hit with their customers in Asia, where pet culture is hugely popular.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
20 Oct. 2025
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These days, the field of genetic medicine is so large and growing so fast that no human could possibly know everything there is to know about it.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
20 Oct. 2025
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To some, Aschenbrenner is a rare genius who saw the moment—the coming of humanlike artificial general intelligence, China’s accelerating AI race, and the vast fortunes awaiting those who move first—more clearly than anyone else.—
Sharon Goldman,
Fortune,
8 Oct. 2025
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So scientists are still searching for measures of humanlike intelligence that can’t be hacked.—
Matthew Hutson,
IEEE Spectrum,
22 Sep. 2025
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Police reportedly located the woman after reviewing a two-second security camera video clip, in which she was allegedly seen on a city sidewalk carrying something that appeared to be wrapped in a bundle and holding it as a person would typically hold a baby.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
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One issue is that hypnosis has long been viewed as a form of entertainment, a stage show with a hypnotist and an audience, which can give viewers a sense that hypnosis is something done to you rather than a process that a person is led through.—
Rustin Dodd,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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The creatures are scavengers feeding on the seafloor and plankton as well as algae and waste particles.—
Ashley J. DiMella,
FOXNews.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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Then, once your stay is over, guests hop right back on that glacier ferry for one more magical ride back to real life, but not before all those arctic creatures come out to wave goodbye.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
22 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Fabian Hurzeler’s team have had their best matches in this respect against Manchester City in August and 10-man Chelsea in September, converting five of seven big chances across both wins.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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A lot of men have killed their wives at a certain point.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 Oct. 2025
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The study analyzed stool samples from 2,509 individuals, linking their microbiome data with electronic health records containing up to five years of prescription history.—
Angelica Stabile,
FOXNews.com,
16 Oct. 2025
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Officials previously said Scott told family members prior to her disappearance that someone was harassing her via phone, though Toczylowski declined to comment on whether King was the individual.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
16 Oct. 2025
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There is no minimum size requirement on any fish.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
21 Oct. 2025
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Add kale to soups and smoothies, blend it into dips, or steam it as a side with grains, legumes, fish, or lean proteins.—
Barbie Cervoni,
Verywell Health,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Hominid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hominid. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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