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
Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 1 June 2026
Thus, humanoid robots are perhaps a means of improving AI toward a comprehension of the way that the world truly operates.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 8 June 2026
Meanwhile, Shenzhen startup EngineAI can be forgiven for tiring out its PM01 humanoid.
—New Atlas, 7 June 2026
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Adjective
As the partnership begins, Catalyst Brands and Figure say will identify the optimal use cases for humanoid automation across their operations.
—Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 1 June 2026
Thus, humanoid robots are perhaps a means of improving AI toward a comprehension of the way that the world truly operates.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Noun
But its successful ascent of Chimborazo demonstrates that the next frontier for humanoid robots may be some of the most challenging terrain on Earth.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 8 June 2026
Meanwhile, Shenzhen startup EngineAI can be forgiven for tiring out its PM01 humanoid.
—New Atlas, 7 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for humanoid
Adjective
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These memories of his brief, sad human life are uneasy dreams that Lestat wakes from on his tour bus as the sun sets over the road to Toledo.—
Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
15 June 2026
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No human journalist was harmed in this experiment.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
15 June 2026
Noun
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If these quasi-mythical creatures provoked unease, at least among outsiders, their cheese did the opposite.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
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That great size would have also posed a problem as its food sources on land were all tiny creatures such as mites and other much smaller arachnids.—
Shraddha Chakradhar,
CNN Money,
10 June 2026
Noun
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These warblers now join Amazonian butterflies, cichlid fish in Africa, as well as our own hominid lineage, as exemplars of this process of evolutionary sharing.—
David Toews,
The Conversation,
11 Dec. 2025
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Several hundred hominid remains were found at this site, probably deposited there as a result of the action of the river in this delta region, although the clustering of some of the bodies has been interpreted as more meaningful than mere geological accident.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
31 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The other infected person had visited and camped at a county park and state beach in San Mateo and Marin counties.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
16 June 2026
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Migis Lodge in South Casco, Maine, is a family-friendly wellness retreat with rates starting at $388 per person per night.—
Hanna Wickes,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
16 June 2026
Noun
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Inside Ecole National Republique de Colombie in the Turgeau neighborhood where 1,246 individuals live in squalor, residents uprooted by gangs described lives defined by deepening hunger and increasingly inhumane conditions.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
17 June 2026
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The documents further allege that one of the members, Proper, had compiled a target list containing 46 individuals.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
17 June 2026
Noun
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The murder case is still pending against Christopher Kegan Williams, a Sacramento County man who is accused of providing fentanyl that led to the September 2020 death of 20-year-old Spencer Newsom in Roseville.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
16 June 2026
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According to the report, both men fell ill after spending time outdoors, one playing golf at five courses in Alameda and Contra Costa counties within 14 days of the onset of his symptoms.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
16 June 2026
Noun
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In that time, he's never been able to see the fish swimming near the shores of the San Joaquin Delta, until now.—
Carmela Karcher,
CBS News,
16 June 2026
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Prioritize nutrient-dense foods, such as sunflower seeds and fatty fish, over supplements to ensure your body absorbs vitamins and minerals effectively.—
Stephanie Brown,
Verywell Health,
15 June 2026
Noun
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The Senegalese goalkeeper leapt in the air and extended his body and stood absolutely no chance.—
NBC News,
NBC news,
17 June 2026
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Kraft was the chairman of the body committee that helped bring the World Cup to North America.—
Chad Graff,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
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“Humanoid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/humanoid. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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