hominids

plural of hominid

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for hominids
Noun
  • During 9/11, people walked down the stairs in single file and held the door open for each other.
    Rascal Kemble-Curry, New York Daily News, 22 Mar. 2025
  • And people are likely right that my joints would be happier there.
    Elizabeth Medeiros, Health, 22 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Some scientists have even proposed that free radicals can lead to aging in humans and other creatures, though that idea is disputed.
    Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Dec. 2024
  • Some experts, however, see potential in another direction—studying how the creatures’ neurons work together could shed light on nerve regeneration.
    Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • In 2019, the company filed for bankruptcy amid a price-fixing scandal and was acquired by Taiwanese fish conglomerate FCF Co for nearly $1 billion.
    Lex Harvey, CNN, 21 Mar. 2025
  • Chile sends 40 percent of its exports to China including copper, fish and cherries.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Some specimens from this year’s sample will go to research labs to help determine how large the hybrid’s contingent has become.
    Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Stool specimens were collected for testing and sick passengers and crew members were isolated.
    Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 19 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • But subtle little things — developments unlikely to make headlines – can also be big winners.
    Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel, 28 Dec. 2024
  • But now things are getting even more messy.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • The most real things in the world are those that neither children nor men can see.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The third round mirrored the first 10 minutes of the contest, with both men active in the striking department early before returning to their wrestling.
    Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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“Hominids.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hominids. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.

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