hominids

plural of hominid

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for hominids
Noun
  • That requires humans to choose regeneration over extraction.
    Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Like humans, dogs experience several sleep cycles, including periods of wakefulness known as non-rapid-eye-movement sleep and the deeper stage of rapid-eye-movement sleep, according to the American Kennel Club.
    Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • In the end, the Viking landers found no creatures, and biological experiments proved inconclusive.
    David W. Brown, New Yorker, 13 Sep. 2025
  • The creatures prefer large, dense areas in the woods and wetlands.
    Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 13 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • China, by comparison, boasts an active military of 2,000,000 individuals, as well as air and naval technology several levels above the island territory’s current capabilities.
    Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Democrats have responded by condemning Kirk's assassination and all political violence, which has become increasingly common against members of both parties and individuals of all stripes.
    Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Submit a photo and information about each fish to qualify.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2025
  • The menu is global and playful, yet reliable, with some classic North American restaurant staples (hummus, $21, fish tacos, $23 for two, and Cajun blackened chicken, $39) and some Asian and Latin American inspired dishes (sake glazed Chilean seabass, $51, truffle udon carbonara, $27).
    Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • But unlike those taxidermy specimens, collectors can still enjoy a living, breathing VW Beetle today.
    Robert Ross, Robb Report, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Inspectors noted expired medications still in use and lab specimens left unrefrigerated.
    Walter Pavlo, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • For example, suppose that a user believes that alien beings from outer space are here on Earth.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
  • The name comes from local folklore, which imagined the chambers as dwellings for magical beings.
    Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Acting is such an exercise in using your body, figuring out what’s working, figuring out what’s not, trying things, not being afraid to try things, taking notes, playing off other people, learning from other people.
    Emma Specter, Vogue, 12 Sep. 2025
  • However, if the latest reports are to be believed, the hatchet has been buried, or at the very least, things are well enough that Queen Camilla would support her husband’s desire to make up with his son.
    Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • And that advice proved useful in the coming years, especially after a growth spurt gave the teenager the physical attributes to deal with the kicks and elbows that came from playing against men often twice his age.
    Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
  • The busload of men and women who arrived that day in September 2018, like the others before and after, came with hopes of creating better lives for themselves and their families.
    ProPublica, ProPublica, 13 Sep. 2025
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“Hominids.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hominids. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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