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
Julie Coleman, CNBC, 8 Jan. 2025
A number of companies are already using Cosmos, Nvidia says, including humanoid robot startups Agility and Figure AI as well as self-driving car companies like Uber, Waabi, and Wayve.
—Will Knight, WIRED, 7 Jan. 2025
Erico Guizzo, IEEE Spectrum, 2 June 2017
If anybody comes around with a test to detect humanoids, maybe Ridley Scott and his associates should hide.
—Lauren Huff, EW.com, 20 Nov. 2024
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Adjective
Cramer was impressed by Huang, including his discussion of more physical uses for AI like humanoid robots and autonomous vehicles.
—Julie Coleman, CNBC, 8 Jan. 2025
A number of companies are already using Cosmos, Nvidia says, including humanoid robot startups Agility and Figure AI as well as self-driving car companies like Uber, Waabi, and Wayve.
—Will Knight, WIRED, 7 Jan. 2025
Noun
An extensive experimental demonstration is presented which characterizes the performance of the algorithm using two humanoids: the NASA Valkyrie, in a laboratory environment, and the Boston Dynamics Atlas, during the DARPA Robotics Challenge Finals.
—Erico Guizzo, IEEE Spectrum, 2 June 2017
If anybody comes around with a test to detect humanoids, maybe Ridley Scott and his associates should hide.
—Lauren Huff, EW.com, 20 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for humanoid
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But the real questions regarding human health and ash are still open.—
Katharine Gammon,
The Atlantic,
19 Jan. 2025
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Lesson 1: King rejected narratives of ‘good vs. evil’ This lesson starts with a familiar human emotion: the snub.—
John Blake,
CNN,
19 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Unique creatures, odd animals and new species are discovered across the planet.—
Stories by Real-Time news team, with AI summarization,
Miami Herald,
17 Jan. 2025
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By leveraging cutting-edge genetic engineering technologies, Colossal aims to restore these creatures to their rightful place in the ecosystem, potentially mitigating the devastating effects of biodiversity loss.—
Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell,
Newsweek,
16 Jan. 2025
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Remnants of water chestnuts and the ground roots of water lilies also indicate that the hominids didn’t limit their gleaning to land.—
Paul Smaglik,
Discover Magazine,
8 Jan. 2025
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No fossil evidence of other hominids except humans existing in North America has ever been found.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
29 Dec. 2024
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Finding someone who can be acutely self-aware while supremely confident says something about the person.—
Brad Biggs,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Jan. 2025
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Chris Perugini’s introduction to whiskey came at a time when Scotch was cheap, bourbon collected dust on liquor store shelves, and the only person drinking Manhattans was your ... Editorial Standards Forbes Accolades Join The Conversation Comments 0 One Community.—
Chris Perugini,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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The Civil Rights activist took to X on Wednesday (Jan. 22) to express concerns about the racial imbalance in the selection process—which reportedly includes only four Black individuals among the 106 potential jurors.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
23 Jan. 2025
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Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency Director Chris Stallings said that an individual with critical needs went outside the evening of Monday, Jan. 20 and died of hypothermia.—
David Chiu,
People.com,
23 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Maybe 820 mg of caffeine is too much go-juice for a mere mortal, and maybe the Lions would be better off with a coach who doesn’t Kool-Aid Man his way through every short-yardage situation.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
17 Jan. 2025
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His serenity amid the trials that tend to burden most mortals is its own distinct trait in the two-time NFL and Super Bowl MVP.—
Vahe Gregorian,
Kansas City Star,
16 Jan. 2025
Noun
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According to cops, a 34-year-old man was struck in the left hand with a machete by an unidentified man around 11:24 a.m. Friday near Southern Blvd.—
Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
26 Jan. 2025
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Stairs lead to their cells above, and around the perimeter of the room are portraits of HARP men who have died.—
Mankaprr Conteh,
Rolling Stone,
25 Jan. 2025
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Perhaps the reservoirs will be filled with the endangered smelt fish California worked to save.—
William Choslovsky,
Sun Sentinel,
21 Jan. 2025
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Some safe fish options include salmon, haddock, flounder, freshwater tuna, and shrimp.—
Lana Barhum,
Verywell Health,
21 Jan. 2025
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“Humanoid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/humanoid. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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