as in human
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
Dylan Butts, CNBC, 28 Mar. 2025
This same trait also makes people less likely to bludgeon the machines—a factor that could become increasingly important as humanoid robot manufacturers push for wider adoption across various industries.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 27 Mar. 2025
Nathan Bomey, Axios, 13 Mar. 2025
Tesla plans to launch a ride-share service later this year, ramp up production of its Optimus humanoid robots, and begin making the autonomous Cybercab.
—William Gavin, Quartz, 13 Mar. 2025
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Adjective
Large players such as Xiaomi and EV makers, such as BYD, Chery, and Xpeng, are also involved in the humanoid robot space.
—Dylan Butts, CNBC, 28 Mar. 2025
This same trait also makes people less likely to bludgeon the machines—a factor that could become increasingly important as humanoid robot manufacturers push for wider adoption across various industries.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 27 Mar. 2025
Noun
Musk's biggest ambitions for Tesla include self-driving cars and humanoid robots, with plans to launch a self-driving car network in Austin, Texas, later this year.
—Nathan Bomey, Axios, 13 Mar. 2025
Tesla plans to launch a ride-share service later this year, ramp up production of its Optimus humanoid robots, and begin making the autonomous Cybercab.
—William Gavin, Quartz, 13 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for humanoid
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Conspicuously anglo human characters resemble the generic design often seen in low-rent CG fare produced overseas: large heads with pristine skin and pronounced facial features.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Variety,
11 Apr. 2025
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Her decision to turn down the Apple beat at the Journal in 2007, the year the iPhone was released, in order to pursue an M.F.A. in fiction propels an exploration of how much human creativity depends on the ideas and labor of others.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
10 Apr. 2025
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In the game, players take on the role of planeswalkers, powerful spellcasters who summon creatures, cast spells and use artifacts to defeat their opponents.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
9 Apr. 2025
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The fifth movement is his funeral: a witches’ sabbath replete with monsters and creatures, with an undead version of his beloved as their ringleader.—
Angelica Frey,
JSTOR Daily,
9 Apr. 2025
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The spacecraft named after that ancient hominid is also exploring fossils, in the sense that asteroids are leftovers from the dawn of the solar system and can tell us much about Earth's origin, just as Lucy the fossil can tell us about human evolution.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
26 Feb. 2025
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Although plenty of evidence shows that multiple hominids occupied Earth at the same time, the footprints provide the most conclusive signs of more than one hominid species sharing a habitat.—
Paul Smaglik,
Discover Magazine,
28 Nov. 2024
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Every single person has gone through a horror.—
Adam B. Vary,
Variety,
14 Apr. 2025
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Rubble littered a street as rescuers carried one person away from the site, which the rebels said was a ceramics factory in the Bani Matar neighborhood of Sanaa, the capital.—
Jon Gambrell,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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Then, at Mendoza’s direction, Copeland mailed packages of cash to individuals in California, court records show.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
5 Apr. 2025
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The individuals are members of the Florida Immigrant Coalition and the Farmworker Association of Florida, two advocacy groups that are also plaintiffs in the lawsuit.—
Ana Ceballos,
Miami Herald,
5 Apr. 2025
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Because of that treachery Castor was a pure mortal, but Pollux was a half god.—
Mike Lynch,
Twin Cities,
6 Apr. 2025
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So being in the company of these lesser mortals is a compromise for him.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
24 Mar. 2025
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His best by far came off an odd-man rush where Suzuki shot to create a rebound for Cole Caufield.—
Omar White,
New York Times,
13 Apr. 2025
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Both men will tell us a lot about themselves Sunday.—
Brendan Quinn,
New York Times,
13 Apr. 2025
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Of the approximately $450 billion in China exports to the U.S. in 2023, some examples are fish accounting for over $1.3 billion, animal and vegetable oils accounting for $850 million, vegetable, fruit and nuts accounting for $1.3 billion.—
Phil Lempert,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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Lake County staff will be on-site to assist with baiting hooks, removing fish, species identification, and other environmental and educational components.—
Orlando Sentinel Staff,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 Apr. 2025
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“Humanoid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/humanoid. Accessed 17 Apr. 2025.
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