as in humanlike
looking or acting like a human being
humanoid robots The movie is about humanoid aliens invading Earth.
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Recent Examples of humanoid
Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
This means considering safety and affordability in a way that doesn’t really apply to humanoids that are designed to work in warehouses or factories.
—IEEE Spectrum, 12 May 2025
Alicia Lansom, Refinery29, 1 Aug. 2025
For them, their order means inclusion in a consumer variant on the Current Thing — inclusive of access to the diner’s rooftop, where Tesla’s Optimus humanoid robot can be found handing out popcorn to view American Graffiti, projected on a pair of drive-in big screens across the parking lot.
—Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 29 July 2025
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Adjective
For the finale, the boat passes a life-sized Audio-Animatronic of one of the blue-skinned Na’vi humanoids who star in the movie.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
This means considering safety and affordability in a way that doesn’t really apply to humanoids that are designed to work in warehouses or factories.
—IEEE Spectrum, 12 May 2025
Noun
That is, until the founder of one of the five ruling companies creates a new being: hybrids (‘humanoid robots infused with human consciousness’).
—Alicia Lansom, Refinery29, 1 Aug. 2025
For them, their order means inclusion in a consumer variant on the Current Thing — inclusive of access to the diner’s rooftop, where Tesla’s Optimus humanoid robot can be found handing out popcorn to view American Graffiti, projected on a pair of drive-in big screens across the parking lot.
—Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 29 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for humanoid
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Innovation At The Intersection The future of gaming moderation lies in the synergy between AI and human expertise.—
Anees Ali Khan,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Our times, when many people are alive, may prove to be unlike the entire rest of human history, past and future—if what is normal today persists.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Aug. 2025
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Players will need to survive a brutal future, extract key people from the past and stop nightmarish creatures.—
Meredith G. White,
AZCentral.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Meanwhile, eerie creatures lurk in the city streets, waiting.—
Marta Balaga,
Variety,
6 Aug. 2025
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Small, hairy hominids emerge — but the twist is that Superman must protect these Mole Men from the prairie mob who want to shoot the outsiders on sight.—
Los Angeles Times Staff,
Los Angeles Times,
3 July 2025
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Hydrate, hydrate, hydrate What goes for hominids, goes for canines.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
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But when someone raises concerns about questionable billing practices, the issue is quietly set aside and the person is moved to another role.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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That’s the person who can integrate diverse expertise, promote equitable contributions, and cultivate trust.—
Jamil Zaki,
Harvard Business Review,
15 Aug. 2025
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The negative consequences of this content go well beyond the individuals misquoted.—
Yair Rosenberg,
The Atlantic,
15 Aug. 2025
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The West Palm Beach nonprofit works with underserved individuals dealing with substance use disorders, a mission that is close to the heart of PBM co-owner Eric San Pedro.—
Ben Crandell,
Sun Sentinel,
15 Aug. 2025
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The scene exposes the mythic hero and the choking mortal as two sides of the same coin: the fantasy of striving as salvation, and the ugly truth of its price.—
Leslie Jamison,
New Yorker,
4 Aug. 2025
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Italian luxury sports carmaker Ferrari usually rides out any financial storms while lesser mortals issue profit warnings and are forced to batten down the hatches to ward off trouble.—
Neil Winton,
Forbes.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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The wallet would end up going on a 151,000-mile odyssey across multiple states before a mechanic in Minnesota last month discovered that the obstacle that was preventing him from putting the vehicle's airbox back in place was — a man's leather wallet.—
Jamie L. LaReau,
USA Today,
18 Aug. 2025
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Drill sergeants—not therapy Faced with the ultimate in fitness standards, men and women throughout the military obsess over their weight and body shapes, experts say.—
Noelle Wiehe,
The Orlando Sentinel,
17 Aug. 2025
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Davidson fans may not be thrilled to see a return to the CAA, but hear me out, Wildcats fans: big fish in a little pond!—
Jim Root,
New York Times,
1 Aug. 2025
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The Falkland Islands exported $27.4 million of goods to the U.S. in 2023, the vast majority of which was non-fillet frozen fish, according to the Observatory of Economic Complexity.—
Dan Mangan,Christina Wilkie,Erin Doherty,Sophie Kiderlin,Ruxandra Iordache,
CNBC,
1 Aug. 2025
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“Humanoid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/humanoid. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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