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
Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 5 Sep. 2025
The board said the award would vest in tranches tied to both market capitalization and operational milestones such as mass production of robotaxis and humanoid robots.
—Akash Sriram, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
Joe Salas
august 30, New Atlas, 30 Aug. 2025
In terms of usage scenarios, Morgan Stanley expects that by 2050, about 90% of humanoid robots will primarily serve industrial and commercial sectors, performing repetitive, simple, and structured tasks.
—CNBC, 19 Aug. 2025
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Adjective
RealSense makes parts that better enable autonomous mobile robots (AMRs), including humanoid robots, as well as other hardware that relies on physical AI systems under the hood.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 5 Sep. 2025
The board said the award would vest in tranches tied to both market capitalization and operational milestones such as mass production of robotaxis and humanoid robots.
—Akash Sriram, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
Teaching humanoid robots to dance like us, obviously.
—Joe Salas
august 30, New Atlas, 30 Aug. 2025
In terms of usage scenarios, Morgan Stanley expects that by 2050, about 90% of humanoid robots will primarily serve industrial and commercial sectors, performing repetitive, simple, and structured tasks.
—CNBC, 19 Aug. 2025
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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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When the creature eventually gets munched on by a bigger fish, the concentration of DDT in the new predator's bloodstream only heightens.—
Sophie Hartley,
IndyStar,
3 Sep. 2025
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Complicating matters is several of the lethal alien creatures on board, including a xenomorph-spawning facehugger, escape from their confines and pick off the crew one by one until Morrow is the sole survivor.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
3 Sep. 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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In 2024, the Cowboys generated about $300 million in sponsorship revenue, by far the most in the NFL, according to a person familiar with the matter, who asked not to be named because they were not authorized to speak publicly.—
Michael Ozanian,
CNBC,
4 Sep. 2025
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Another person from the United States, Ciandrea Bryne Davis, has also been charged for their role in transferring money via cryptocurrency as a part of the conspiracy, officials say.—
David Ferrara,
The Enquirer,
4 Sep. 2025
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When in a group, space out to prevent the current from transferring between individuals.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Sep. 2025
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The decision stems from a class action lawsuit filed during the COVID-19 pandemic, highlighting the financial struggles of disabled individuals who lost part-time jobs.—
Laura Schulte,
jsonline.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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But for the rest of us mere mortals, the idea of stepping into an ice bath for 10 minutes a day is awful.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
3 Sep. 2025
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But for us common mortals these have a negative impact, though maybe only on our children, on our wives, on our friends.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
27 Aug. 2025
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The two men became friends, or at least acquaintances, in the late 1980s and had a falling out in 2004.—
W. James Antle III,
The Washington Examiner,
4 Sep. 2025
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Meanwhile, the Royals finished 1-for-7 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
4 Sep. 2025
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But over the years, the river had been dammed upstream, drying it up and killing the fish.—
David Gelles,
Time,
9 Sep. 2025
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All meats are dry-aged on site, but pay attention to the less flashy dishes like the palace potatoes (shockingly crispy potatoe pavé) and the Sicilian Crudo, a trio of tuna, king fish, and king salmon in a pool of herbs.—
Kate Dingwall,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Humanoid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/humanoid. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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