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Recent Examples of braincase
Believed to belong to a male, Skull 5 also has the smallest braincase of the five individuals.
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Gemma Tarlach, Discover Magazine, 10 June 2016
Xuchang 2, while not as large, appears to have had a modern size braincase as well.
—Gemma Tarlach, Discover Magazine, 2 Mar. 2017
In all, the researchers found the braincase, several vertebrae, teeth, claws and part of a jaw, which was enough to identify the find as a new species.
—Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, 14 Mar. 2016
More than 3 million years ago, the braincase of Australopithecus afarensis, likely the first fully bipedal hominin, was only slightly larger than a chimpanzee’s.
—Kenneth Miller, Discover Magazine, 20 Apr. 2020
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Gemma Tarlach, Discover Magazine, 10 June 2016
Xuchang 2, while not as large, appears to have had a modern size braincase as well.
—Gemma Tarlach, Discover Magazine, 2 Mar. 2017
In all, the researchers found the braincase, several vertebrae, teeth, claws and part of a jaw, which was enough to identify the find as a new species.
—Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, 14 Mar. 2016
More than 3 million years ago, the braincase of Australopithecus afarensis, likely the first fully bipedal hominin, was only slightly larger than a chimpanzee’s.
—Kenneth Miller, Discover Magazine, 20 Apr. 2020
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for braincase
Noun
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Her 2-month-old son and 16-month-old daughter were taken to New York-Presbyterian Hospital Columbia, where the newborn was being treated for a skull fracture and the toddler a large hematoma on her skull.—
Rocco Parascandola,
New York Daily News,
10 Mar. 2025
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Tucker, a junior at Brookville High School, received medical attention and was diagnosed as having suffered a concussion and a possible skull fracture.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
10 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The first part of the book covered the anatomy of the cranium with woodcut illustrations; the second described his methods of treatment of head wounds, skull fractures and diseases of the facial organs.—
Scott Lafee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Feb. 2025
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The scans showed pathological bone growths in the cranium and jawbone.—
Paul Smaglik,
Discover Magazine,
21 Feb. 2025
Noun
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But Anunoby remembering a steal or a knee to the noggin is not unusual, even if the play in question was more than 40 games ago.—
Fred Katz,
The Athletic,
22 Jan. 2025
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Today, brain rot reflects a worry that consuming the internet's endless waves of memes and video clips, especially on social media, might numb one's noggin.—
Bill Chappell,
NPR,
2 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Somehow, given enough time, the duo can turn an ancient technique like pate de verre into an opportunity to explore the neverending interplay between the mind and the world it is embedded in.—
Shanti Escalante-De Mattei,
ARTnews.com,
7 Mar. 2025
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More:Downtown Detroit restaurant PAO made People magazine's 50 most beautiful list Filet mignon and panna cotta During the evening, Prime + Proper's staff waited on the kids, offering shared appetizers of salmon pate, dry-aged steak tartare and heirloom tomato.—
Susan Selasky,
Detroit Free Press,
14 May 2024
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President Donald Trump's polling numbers have been steadily declining, pollster Nate Silver said, a finding also backed by a new Quinnipiac poll.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
15 Mar. 2025
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The Baltimore Sun reader poll is an unscientific survey in which website users volunteer their opinions on the subject of the poll.—
Baltimore Sun staff,
Baltimore Sun,
15 Mar. 2025
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“Braincase.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/braincase. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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