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
Caroline Petrow-Cohen, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2025
Their subjects are mostly plants and animals—a hummingbird, an Andean condor, a spider—but geometric shapes and humanoid figures are also represented.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 June 2025
John Liu, CNN, 25 Mar. 2025
Critical Success Factors For Robotics Investments While the media remains fixated on humanoids from tech giants, investors are quietly building positions in companies addressing immediate industry pain points.
—Aditya Ranjan, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
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Adjective
Tesla’s robotaxis will roam city streets, and humanoid robots dubbed Optimus will perform everyday tasks.
—Caroline Petrow-Cohen, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2025
Their subjects are mostly plants and animals—a hummingbird, an Andean condor, a spider—but geometric shapes and humanoid figures are also represented.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 June 2025
Noun
Artificial intelligence chips underpin humanoids’ operating systems, guiding their thinking, perception and motion.
—John Liu, CNN, 25 Mar. 2025
Critical Success Factors For Robotics Investments While the media remains fixated on humanoids from tech giants, investors are quietly building positions in companies addressing immediate industry pain points.
—Aditya Ranjan, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for humanoid
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Reynosa is a Mexican border city adjacent to the United States and has been plagued by escalating violence since 2017 due to internal disputes among groups vying for control of drug trafficking, human smuggling and fuel theft.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
31 May 2025
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Artificial intelligence could crosscheck their assertions far faster than human staff would be able to do it.—
Roger Vincent,
Los Angeles Times,
31 May 2025
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Even more astonishing, the largest migration on Earth occurs daily as deep-sea creatures rise to the surface under cover of night to make their way to other areas.—
Dianne Plummer,
Forbes.com,
9 June 2025
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An invasive creature native to South America has been spotted at a Northern California park, prompting a search, rangers reported.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
8 June 2025
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The decision to stick around with the hominids proved lucrative.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
28 May 2025
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The spacecraft named after that ancient hominid is also exploring fossils, in the sense that asteroids are leftovers from the dawn of the solar system and can tell us much about Earth's origin, just as Lucy the fossil can tell us about human evolution.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
26 Feb. 2025
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Having said that, there are resources for the average person.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 June 2025
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The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because word of the separation needed to come from Homa.—
Doug Ferguson,
Baltimore Sun,
3 June 2025
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Pet Zebra Remains 'On the Loose' in Tennessee After Escaping Home and Causing Chaos on Interstate In a video shared by the Associated Press on Instagram, the elephant stands in the middle of the store as individuals inside work to shoo him out.—
Rachel Flynn,
People.com,
4 June 2025
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In this note, Hale suggests that synthetic formulas can be a suitable alternative for individuals with sensitivities, particularly synthetic detergent bar soaps, also known as syndet bars.—
Adam Hurly,
Robb Report,
4 June 2025
Noun
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One yearns for idiosyncrasy, a stroke of the unknowable, some transmission from a plane of inspiration inaccessible to ordinary mortals.—
Charles Bramesco,
IndieWire,
15 May 2025
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The mere mortals in his organization were understandably lost.—
Dev Patnaik,
Forbes,
18 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Aaron Rodgers is the new man in town for the storied franchise and will look to make one more run at a Super Bowl.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 June 2025
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Kim Ng, who became the first female GM in the history of major North American men’s pro team sports when the Miami Marlins hired her to run the team’s baseball operations in 2020, is taking on a new challenge: building softball’s version of the WNBA.—
Sean Gregory,
Time,
6 June 2025
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Authorities also found a pile of fish heads on the property and Smith admitted to poisoning them, according to court records.—
Jennifer Rodriguez,
Miami Herald,
2 June 2025
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The famous fish fete tees off a weekend of fundraising and party business as the South Carolina Democratic Party convenes for their state convention.—
Brittany Shepherd,
ABC News,
31 May 2025
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“Humanoid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/humanoid. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.
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