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
Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2025
This month, Alibaba led a roughly $100 million investment round in humanoid startup X Square Robot , and put $60 million into the startup behind AI video generation app PixVerse.
—Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 20 Sep. 2025
Pia Singh, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2025
The company has recently added a few humanoid robot developers to its client roster.
—Zinnia Lee, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
Written and directed by Kore-eda, Sheep In The Box is set in the near future, where a couple takes in a state-of-the-art humanoid into their home as their son.
—Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2025
This month, Alibaba led a roughly $100 million investment round in humanoid startup X Square Robot , and put $60 million into the startup behind AI video generation app PixVerse.
—Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 20 Sep. 2025
Noun
The two companies will also work to facilitate the deployment of autonomous humanoid robots across several industries.
—Pia Singh, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2025
The company has recently added a few humanoid robot developers to its client roster.
—Zinnia Lee, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for humanoid
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No human journalist was harmed in this experiment.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
8 Oct. 2025
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The training introduces the concepts used in stream team monitoring such as hydrology, natural and human impact on streams and monitoring methods.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
7 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Chimpanzees seemed to accept Goodall as one of their own, and the public was fascinated by both her easy familiarity with the creatures as well as her groundbreaking discoveries that showed just how much chimps are like humans.—
Nell Greenfieldboyce,
NPR,
1 Oct. 2025
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Whether your child becomes a fantastic creature, a spell-binding witch, or something more run-of-the-mill, their expression of pure imagination is the magic of Halloween.—
Parents Editors,
Parents,
1 Oct. 2025
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Or was this hominid more like a chimp than like us?—
Harmon Siegel,
Artforum,
1 Oct. 2025
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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
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The recall notice states the doors can suddenly close when a person is reaching inside.—
Alex Perry,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
2 Oct. 2025
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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
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When in a group, space out to prevent the current from transferring between individuals.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Benefit amounts vary by state but are generally based on a percentage of an individual's earnings over a recent 52-week period, up to a state maximum amount, according to the Department of Labor.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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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
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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
Noun
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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
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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
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Biden's Interior Department in 2024 had cited risks to caribou and fish populations that dozens of native communities rely on for subsistence.—
Reuters,
USA Today,
7 Oct. 2025
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Climb aboard Captain Duane Baker’s Flats Fly-Fishing Florida Keys tour, which gives you the chance to fly-fish in the Florida backcountry.—
Teaghan Skulszki,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Humanoid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/humanoid. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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