antecessor

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Recent Examples of antecessor With that information, the researchers could place H. antecessor more confidently within the human lineage. Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, 1 Apr. 2020 But visual inspection could not resolve where H. antecessor fit in the hominin lineup. Bridget Alex, Discover Magazine, 4 Dec. 2020 Though, a protein analysis of the 800,000-year-old tooth enamel of a H. antecessor published last year lends his theory credence. Connor Lynch, Discover Magazine, 17 Dec. 2021 The physical features of H. antecessor have left anthropologists puzzling over its relationships with other early humans. Michael Price, Science | AAAS, 1 Apr. 2020 The EVAs are both primal antecessors and evolved descendants of humans; occasionally, the two beings are one and the same. Maya Phillips, The New Yorker, 21 June 2019 In addition to marks showing flesh was stripped from the bone, evidence suggests the Gran Dolina residents—an ancient human relative called Homo antecessor—ate their victims’ brains. Kevin Webb, National Geographic, 6 Apr. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for antecessor
Noun
  • And ‘dust on boots’ fails even to distinguish this nominee from multiple predecessors of the last decade.
    New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 26 Jan. 2025
  • Scholz’s predecessor, Angela Merkel, often went head-to-head with Trump and reportedly believed that the U.S. president specifically had it out for Germany during his first term.
    Caitlin McFall, Fox News, 26 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Franklin’s immediate ancestors grew up in a world where the fear of witchcraft led to tragic consequences.
    Michael Sheldrick, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
  • An Africa that would leave our ancestors speechless, unable to comprehend the magnitude of our joy and freedom.
    Laurel Dalrymple, NPR, 18 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The problem describes the apparent lack of high-luminosity progenitors detected in supernova pre-images, write the authors of a paper just submitted to The Astrophysical Journal.
    Bruce Dorminey, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
  • From the mid-1990s to the mid-2000s, professional photographer Steven Sebring followed the poet-singer-punk progenitor across time and space, then rearranged the pieces into an impressionistic collage.
    Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Kai Trump's social media is skyrocketing after her grandfather's reelection.
    Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025
  • Jack Schlossberg, the only grandson of John F. Kennedy, is speaking out about his grandfather's assassination as the government prepares to release the last remaining documents related to the former president's murder investigation.
    Rachel Raposas, People.com, 24 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Our noble forefathers consented to hang anyone who messed with the currency.
    Nathan Lewis, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
  • On Andor, Luna plays renegade Cassian Andor who ultimately becomes one of the forefathers of the Rebellion in Star Wars.
    Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 5 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • From horses to housewares Santos remembers riding horses up to his family home; for generations, this was a ranch belonging to his forebears.
    David Culver, CNN, 18 Jan. 2025
  • Yet, in a land whose ancient Greek forebears coined the notion of hubris as a potent ingredient of tragedy, both developments contributed to a crippling debt crisis that raised questions about Greek membership in the European Union and ballooned into a broader crisis across the eurozone.
    Alan Cowell, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Like its classic-rock forebearer Desert Trip, the concert will bring two acts per night to Indio’s Empire Polo Club, on the weekend of Oct. 6-8.
    August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2023
  • After leaving Alabama, Avinger served a year in the U.S. Army, then signed for a season with the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Western Interprovincial Football Union, one of the forebearers of the Canadian Football League.
    Mark Inabinett | minabinett@al.com, al, 17 Apr. 2023

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“Antecessor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/antecessor. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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