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
Jack Smart,
PEOPLE,
12 June 2026
In Tesla’s 16 years as a public company, he’s driven the market cap up on a promise of humanoid robots and self-driving cars.
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Morgan Brennan,harriet Taylor,
CNBC,
12 June 2026
Youyou Zhou,
Washington Post,
8 June 2026
Depending on their capabilities, the humanoids are expected to be trained to work in a variety of fields including industrial, medical, service and agriculture.
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New Atlas,
25 May 2026
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Adjective
The frail, gray humanoid figure greets Daniel and Margaret like old friends as they, and the world, stand in awe.
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Jack Smart,
PEOPLE,
12 June 2026
In Tesla’s 16 years as a public company, he’s driven the market cap up on a promise of humanoid robots and self-driving cars.
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Morgan Brennan,harriet Taylor,
CNBC,
12 June 2026
Noun
Almost every top humanoid robotics company has launched a robot that can fold laundry.
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Youyou Zhou,
Washington Post,
8 June 2026
Depending on their capabilities, the humanoids are expected to be trained to work in a variety of fields including industrial, medical, service and agriculture.
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New Atlas,
25 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for humanoid
Adjective
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Several of the deaths were attributed to a variety of human activities, such as boat strikes.
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Amodei predicts that, over the next five to ten years, AI will achieve, among other things, the reliable prevention and treatment of nearly all natural infectious disease, the elimination of most cancer, the prevention of Alzheimer’s and a doubling of the human lifespan.
Noun
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Compelling characters, breathtaking action, beautiful environments, and an array of wondrous alien creatures.
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One of the earliest signs that the new Supergirl will be an uninspired slog is the overload of blobby alien dirtbags, grotesque creatures that look like they were refused admission to the Mos Eisley Cantina in the original Star Wars movie.
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The hominid species is often exemplified by a remarkably complete specimen discovered in 1974.
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Many hominids went extinct during this period, and being able to consume alcohol without adverse and/or toxic effects would have conferred a survival advantage.
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As officers moved inside, the suspect ran out the back of the building, where other officers stationed along a perimeter took the person into custody, police said.
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Sees another email that says that the person who's going to shut it down is having extramarital affair.
Noun
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At Last’s notification to close two sites, the agency worked to find shelter for the residents and most of the 181 individuals have since been rehoused.
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So the last frontier is the individual themselves.
Noun
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Suarez, the Braves’ setup man, and arguably the team’s top offseason acquisition, was an All-Star closer for the Padres the past two seasons.
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Nationally, women receive an average of $1,760 monthly in Social Security, $438 less than the $2,198 men receive on average.
Noun
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There’s no need to rev up the oven for a quick weeknight meal; this air fryer can cook chicken, fish, meat, and more with the push of a button.
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Avian scopes are typically below 20, and so are the scopes for fishes.
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Barrett's body was found in a ditch along Interstate 95 in Jacksonville, Florida, on March 24, 1980.
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Coupled with high humidity, conditions in some places are approaching the limits of human survivability — the point at which our bodies simply cannot adapt.
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“Humanoid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/humanoid. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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