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Recent Examples of humanlike
Once upon a time, scholars thought that human evolution was a march of progress in which our forebears evolved in linear fashion from an apelike ancestor to a series of increasingly humanlike forms.
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Kate Wong, Scientific American, 13 Aug. 2025
Kate Wong, Scientific American, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for humanlike
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Goldman Sachs now projects the global humanoid market could reach $38 billion by 2035.—
Maya Cakmak,
IEEE Spectrum,
3 Sep. 2025
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Greece recently witnessed the world’s first International Humanoid Olympiad in Olympia, where humanoid robots played boxing and soccer matches to attain glory.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Sep. 2025
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Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human-interest stories.—
Clare Fisher,
PEOPLE,
9 Sep. 2025
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Not game hours, real human hours.—
Ollie Barder,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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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
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If the researchers can extend their findings to earlier spheroids found in Africa, from the Oldowan stone industry, then the balls could serve as some of the first evidence of hominid intelligence.—
Matt Hrodey,
Discover Magazine,
18 Sep. 2023
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“Humanlike.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/humanlike. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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