homo

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for homo
Noun
  • An adult man allegedly used falsified documents to enroll in a Minnesota high school and reportedly played on the football team.
    Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
  • The rumblings of a shorter extension have been loud, and McDavid may be more concerned with Edmonton’s ability to put a championship roster around him than becoming the NHL’s first $20 million AAV man.
    Eric Stephens, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Or was this hominid more like a chimp than like us?
    Harmon Siegel, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Arizona State University research scientists discover evidence of a new species of hominid that walked east African grasslands 2.6 million years ago.
    Austin Corona, AZCentral.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Researchers treated 12-month-old mice (similar to a 60-year-old human) with the nanoparticles and monitored the animals’ behavior and memory over several months.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The study found that among 528 species of mammals — including humans' closest relative the chimpanzee — females often have the advantage.
    Allison Aubrey, NPR, 6 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The recall notice states the doors can suddenly close when a person is reaching inside.
    Alex Perry, Cincinnati Enquirer, 2 Oct. 2025
  • One person familiar with the negotiations told the newspaper that the university was reluctant to directly pay the federal government.
    Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • If he had been convicted on the racketeering charge, Combs could have been given life in prison.
    Edward Segarra, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
  • If convicted, the defendants face from 10 years to life in prison.
    Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The fish was a beautiful, rich color and had great flavor, but the pieces were uneven in shape and size, with some of them clearly cut from the center of the fish and some from the thinner ends.
    Alaina Chou, Bon Appetit Magazine, 30 Sep. 2025
  • In every state and eligible territory, SNAP benefits can be used to buy most grocery items, including fruits, vegetables, meat, poultry, fish, dairy products, breads, cereals, snack foods, and nonalcoholic drinks like juice, coffee, and bottled water.
    Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • This is the kind of guy who kicks down a door and busts somebody’s kidney with a crowbar.
    Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Furthermore, Anarumo has been praised throughout his career for never caring about a player’s resume and simply playing the best guys.
    James Boyd, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Its all-new Mafate X Hike hybrid boot aims to help adventurers fulfill some of their loftiest goals, pushing them deeper and harder into wild spaces inaccessible to ordinary mortals.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 21 Sep. 2025
  • It’s set in a land split in two – Starside is where the magical, powerful immortals live, and Stormside is where mortals scramble for even just a taste of that magic.
    Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
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“Homo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/homo. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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