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Recent Examples of nonbiological
Thoughtful estate planning can rectify this oversight, ensuring that non-biological but emotionally significant heirs receive their fair share.
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Ashley Case, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Although they could have been formed by either biological or non-biological activity, these compounds join a host of other tantalizing clues to the potential existence of ancient Martian life.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Mar. 2025
Would Max Kepler become another Cleveland pitcher’s non-biological parent?
—Zack Meisel, The Athletic, 9 Aug. 2024
Of course, organics don't mean that life is there, because organics can have a biological origin or a non-biological origin.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
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Ashley Case, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Although they could have been formed by either biological or non-biological activity, these compounds join a host of other tantalizing clues to the potential existence of ancient Martian life.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Mar. 2025
Would Max Kepler become another Cleveland pitcher’s non-biological parent?
—Zack Meisel, The Athletic, 9 Aug. 2024
Of course, organics don't mean that life is there, because organics can have a biological origin or a non-biological origin.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonbiological
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The Amazon founder was previously married to Mackenzie Scott from 1993 to 2019, and the couple share three sons and an adopted daughter.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Mar. 2025
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His adopted daughter, Sandra Correia Lopes, 12, weighs just 12 kilograms, or 26 pounds, and falls sick frequently.—
Sui-Lee Wee,
New York Times,
16 Feb. 2025
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Court records reviewed by PEOPLE show that Troy's adoptive mother, Tiffany Thomas, 38, has been charged with injury to a child under 15 b/injury.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
People.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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In July 2022, Troy was reported missing by his adoptive father, Jermaine Thomas, KHOU reported.—
Mitchell Willetts,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
31 July 2025
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“Nonbiological.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonbiological. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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