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Recent Examples of nonbiological
Hurowitz also acknowledged that there are nonbiological ways to create features like the leopard spots.
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Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
But for all its stylistic brio and an overall mesmerizing look, in which even throwaway visuals (like the icy corpse of a solider frozen to his battlefield steed) sear themselves into your memory, Frankenstein remains the simple, direct story of a man and his nonbiological offspring.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2025
One of the couple’s former foster children told investigators the couple treated their non-biological kids differently, according to the affidavit.
—Olivia Lloyd
updated July 28, Miami Herald, 28 July 2025
Notably, the study is among the first using this dataset to consider both men and women, and desires for both biological and nonbiological children, moving beyond a traditional focus on women's fertility.
—Daniel R. Depetris, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Apr. 2025
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Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
But for all its stylistic brio and an overall mesmerizing look, in which even throwaway visuals (like the icy corpse of a solider frozen to his battlefield steed) sear themselves into your memory, Frankenstein remains the simple, direct story of a man and his nonbiological offspring.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2025
One of the couple’s former foster children told investigators the couple treated their non-biological kids differently, according to the affidavit.
—Olivia Lloyd
updated July 28, Miami Herald, 28 July 2025
Notably, the study is among the first using this dataset to consider both men and women, and desires for both biological and nonbiological children, moving beyond a traditional focus on women's fertility.
—Daniel R. Depetris, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonbiological
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Rigby was cast as the titular character's adopted father, Vernon Dursley, who was played by the late Richard Griffiths in the movies, alongside Bel Powley, who'll play Petunia Dursley, whom Fiona Shaw portrayed in the films.—
Julia Moore,
PEOPLE,
23 Sep. 2025
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The company had trouble on day one launching a robotaxi service with a handful of cars in its adopted hometown of Austin.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
12 Sep. 2025
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At the conclusion of season 12, Elizabeth, Nathan, Nathan's niece / adoptive daughter Allie (Jaeda Lily Miller), and Elizabeth's son Little Jack (Hyland Goodrich), headed to Cape Fullerton to stay at Charlotte's boarding house to be closer to an insulin lab so Little Jack, who has diabetes.—
Breanne L. Heldman,
PEOPLE,
2 Oct. 2025
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Researchers tracked 29 canines during their first days in a shelter, again after 12 days, and later in their adoptive homes, comparing them with pet dogs in stable households.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Nonbiological.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonbiological. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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