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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
Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 5 Sep. 2025
The board said the award would vest in tranches tied to both market capitalization and operational milestones such as mass production of robotaxis and humanoid robots.
—Akash Sriram, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 2 Sep. 2025
With LBMs, robots can learn and generalize behaviors across tasks—bringing us closer to general-purpose humanoid assistants that can operate in real-world environments.
—Gene Marks, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
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Adjective
RealSense makes parts that better enable autonomous mobile robots (AMRs), including humanoid robots, as well as other hardware that relies on physical AI systems under the hood.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 5 Sep. 2025
The board said the award would vest in tranches tied to both market capitalization and operational milestones such as mass production of robotaxis and humanoid robots.
—Akash Sriram, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
Instead, Musk claims that 80 percent of Tesla's value will come from selling humanoid robots.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 2 Sep. 2025
With LBMs, robots can learn and generalize behaviors across tasks—bringing us closer to general-purpose humanoid assistants that can operate in real-world environments.
—Gene Marks, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
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Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human-interest stories.—
Clare Fisher,
PEOPLE,
9 Sep. 2025
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Not game hours, real human hours.—
Ollie Barder,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Just note that these little creatures are final sale items and are therefore ineligible for returns.—
Katie Decker-Jacoby,
StyleCaster,
10 Sep. 2025
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The plot centers on Jam, a teenager who inadvertently brings a creature from a painting to life.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
10 Sep. 2025
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Small, hairy hominids emerge — but the twist is that Superman must protect these Mole Men from the prairie mob who want to shoot the outsiders on sight.—
Los Angeles Times Staff,
Los Angeles Times,
3 July 2025
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Hydrate, hydrate, hydrate What goes for hominids, goes for canines.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
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Authorities are combing through video from the scene, including this video which appears to show a person on the roof immediately following the shooting, according to sources familiar with the ongoing investigation.—
Meredith Deliso,
ABC News,
11 Sep. 2025
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Republican strategist Michael Biundo was among many to observe how confident Kirk was from the jump, how undaunted by being new to the scene and often the youngest person in the mix.—
Eric Cortellessa,
Time,
11 Sep. 2025
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China, by comparison, boasts an active military of 2,000,000 individuals, as well as air and naval technology several levels above the island territory’s current capabilities.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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Utah authorities released photos of the person of interest in the shooting on Thursday in which the individual can be seen on steps while carrying a black backpack and wearing a shirt with what appeared to be an American flag print on it.—
Jon Haworth,
ABC News,
12 Sep. 2025
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But for the rest of us mere mortals, the idea of stepping into an ice bath for 10 minutes a day is awful.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
3 Sep. 2025
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But for us common mortals these have a negative impact, though maybe only on our children, on our wives, on our friends.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
27 Aug. 2025
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Authorities arrested a man shortly after a bullet hit Kirk, Mason said during the news conference.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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No man is worth missing Paris for.—
Vogue,
Vogue,
11 Sep. 2025
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But over the years, the river had been dammed upstream, drying it up and killing the fish.—
David Gelles,
Time,
9 Sep. 2025
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All meats are dry-aged on site, but pay attention to the less flashy dishes like the palace potatoes (shockingly crispy potatoe pavé) and the Sicilian Crudo, a trio of tuna, king fish, and king salmon in a pool of herbs.—
Kate Dingwall,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Humanoid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/humanoid. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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