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resembling a human in shape or form They were on the lookout for the famed Sasquatch, a tall anthropoid creature some thought lived deep in these forests.
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Heather Schroering, Bon Appetit Magazine, 6 Aug. 2025 By never breaking the anthropoid conceit — keeping Williams a chimp from working-class childhood obscurity to adult pop-stardom — Better Man evolves into the most honest and exploratory showbiz movie ever made. —Armond White, National Review, 10 Jan. 2025 The Chinese, conversely, have been convinced forc enturies that the entire rest of the world is inhabited by an alien species of lower anthropoid. —Jean Shepherd, Car and Driver, 18 Dec. 2022 Solo’s first mate on the Millennium Falcon, Chewbacca, a 7-foot monkey-face anthropoid has his own following. —Merrie Monteagudo, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 May 2021 But thanks to a meager fossil record, the question of where this first anthropoid was born has remained open. —Rachel Preiser, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019 This 65-67 million-year-old relic looked down from on high on the anthropoids enjoying their time of evolutionary flourishing. —Bradley J. Fikes, sandiegouniontribune.com, 18 June 2017 Because the fossil indicates that the tarsier and anthropoid primate groups split before that era, the anthropoid lineage is also at least that old, says Beard. —Sid Perkins, Scientific American, 5 June 2013 Since humans are apes, and apes are anthropoid primates, the last common ancestor of all anthropoids would be one of our distant primate ancestors. —Brian Switek, WIRED, 1 July 2009
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That the officiant would be a giant anthropoid jar of mayo named Manny Mayo was actually too good to be true. —Heather Schroering, Bon Appetit Magazine, 6 Aug. 2025 By never breaking the anthropoid conceit — keeping Williams a chimp from working-class childhood obscurity to adult pop-stardom — Better Man evolves into the most honest and exploratory showbiz movie ever made. —Armond White, National Review, 10 Jan. 2025 The Chinese, conversely, have been convinced forc enturies that the entire rest of the world is inhabited by an alien species of lower anthropoid. —Jean Shepherd, Car and Driver, 18 Dec. 2022 Solo’s first mate on the Millennium Falcon, Chewbacca, a 7-foot monkey-face anthropoid has his own following. —Merrie Monteagudo, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 May 2021 But thanks to a meager fossil record, the question of where this first anthropoid was born has remained open. —Rachel Preiser, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019 This 65-67 million-year-old relic looked down from on high on the anthropoids enjoying their time of evolutionary flourishing. —Bradley J. Fikes, sandiegouniontribune.com, 18 June 2017 Because the fossil indicates that the tarsier and anthropoid primate groups split before that era, the anthropoid lineage is also at least that old, says Beard. —Sid Perkins, Scientific American, 5 June 2013 Since humans are apes, and apes are anthropoid primates, the last common ancestor of all anthropoids would be one of our distant primate ancestors. —Brian Switek, WIRED, 1 July 2009
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The Beijing race offered a vivid snapshot of where humanoid robotics stands.— Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 22 Apr. 2026
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How humanoid robots went from struggling to record-breaking This year tells a different story.— Adriana James-Rodil, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2026
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Compared with the seeds of almost every other plant, grass seed is highly palatable, especially for a dexterous ape whose hands can slough off the chaff.— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 25 Mar. 2026
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The first 100 guests that day get a free 305 bowl and can take photos with the brand’s ape mascot Manolo, who is modeled after the bored-looking ape of Castellanos’ NFT image.— Connie Ogle March 4, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2026
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His starting point was not optimism about the likelihood of human agreement but a sober recognition of its unlikelihood.— Nikhil Krishnan, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
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By combining artificial intelligence, autonomous systems, and advanced electronic warfare capabilities, the company is helping shape the future of modern warfare—one where decisions are made faster, systems are more resilient, and missions are executed with minimal human intervention.— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 19 Apr. 2026
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That’s happened in several Mid Atlantic rivers, but in the absence of larger brutes like blues and flathead, channels will thrive and can break the 15-pound mark.— Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 9 Apr. 2026
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In Raspail’s tale, hordes of impoverished and dark-skinned brutes from India descend onto French shores by way of rafts, the first wave of an invasion of the civilized West by the brown-skinned developing world.— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Apr. 2026
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Soaking in the warm water may disrupt louse activity or egg placement within their fur.— Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 21 Jan. 2026
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Because clients could bring along bed bugs or lice from previous living arrangements, everything coming into the shelter — including outside donations — will be treated in the chamber upon arrival, Tripple said.— Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 19 Nov. 2025
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The horror film, which is directed by James Watkins, will track the origins of the shape-shifting villain, played by Tom Rhys Harries.— Giana Levy, Variety, 22 Apr. 2026
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But what makes this situation so hard is that there’s no obvious villain and no dramatic fallout (which, in some ways, would almost be easier to deal with).— Jenna Ryu, SELF, 22 Apr. 2026
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Much like the more popular hobby of bird watching for certain types of rare birds, there are Connecticut herpetologists and photographers that seek out rare snakes.— Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 17 Apr. 2026
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Sea snakes also occupy the shallow coastal waters of the UAE.— Asuka Koda, CNN Money, 17 Apr. 2026
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Ever the cad, Bednar still wouldn’t commit to saying Wedgewood when asked if 41 would be his starter for Game 2 on Tuesday night.— Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 20 Apr. 2026
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Tracy Letts is one such person, but his Chicago anecdote paints Colbert as a cad.— Bethy Squires, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2026
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“Anthropoid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/anthropoid. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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