humanoids

Definition of humanoidsnext
plural of humanoid

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Recent Examples of humanoids War tests humanoids Foundation revealed that humanoid robots have already been sent to Ukraine for battlefield evaluation, highlighting the growing role of robotics in modern warfare. Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 16 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for humanoids
Noun
  • But for humans to consume cow’s milk, those calves are taken away.
    Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 10 May 2026
  • The virus can be transmitted to humans through urine or fecal matter and cause fatal lung and kidney complications in humans.
    Allison Kiehl, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2026
Noun
  • For Thorndike, as for Descartes, animals were creatures without ideas.
    Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 9 May 2026
  • Getting any small business off the ground is no small feat and breweries are complex creatures.
    Blaine Callahan, Hartford Courant, 9 May 2026
Noun
  • Different beings from different worlds can live together harmoniously, can be friends, can work together, can save each other.
    Brian Truitt, USA Today, 4 May 2026
  • Lilacs are beings of extreme preparation, developing next year’s buds as soon as the current flowering period is complete.
    Emily Leahy, Hartford Courant, 3 May 2026
Noun
  • Rounding out the individuals receiving awards, French journalist and host Michel Drucker will be presented with the Honorary Nymph Award.
    Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 28 Apr. 2026
  • The news channel reported that the victim is the man’s girlfriend and FOX26 said the two individuals were known to each other.
    Gina Kalsi, PEOPLE, 28 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • So long as men can breathe or eyes can see, literature will outlast the foibles of misguided mortals.
    Charlie Tyson, The Atlantic, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Everflame is set in a world where mortals live in poverty, subjugated by an elite race known as the Descended.
    Denise Petski, Deadline, 17 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • As the Moon moves through your 2nd House of Finances, clear terms help prevent confusion and keep things fair.
    Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Rodriguez is happy to see things coming together as conference play gets into full swing.
    Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • An expert might spend dozens of hours manually analyzing a microscope slide and find only a fraction of the thousands of specimens present.
    Ingrid C. Romero, The Conversation, 5 May 2026
  • Despite their aging heart, the sharks seemed quite able to get around—some of the specimens in the study were collected by longline fishing in Greenland waters, suggesting the sharks could find bait and successfully capture it.
    Jeanna Bryner, Scientific American, 4 May 2026
Noun
  • After extreme flooding events in the 1980s and 1990s, the fish escaped into the Mississippi River basin, and, alongside silver carp, bighead remain the most detrimental to aquatic environments.
    Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 4 May 2026
  • The fish look like they’ve been plucked from the surface of the moon, with a porous, shaggy batter that shatters.
    Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2026

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“Humanoids.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/humanoids. Accessed 10 May. 2026.

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