anthropoids

plural of anthropoid

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for anthropoids
Noun
  • The next big bad in Jared Leto's motley crew of sinister screen villains has finally been announced.
    Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 21 Dec. 2024
  • Monica compiled nine quotes the other villains had said about West, Larsa and New York, and the three of them need to match those quotes to who said them.
    Dana Rose Falcone, People.com, 20 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • So, naturally, there is going to be interest among tourists and residents of where these nautical beasts roam, no matter how rare attacks really are.
    Kim Luciani, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2025
  • Rather, these heavenly beasts feast on material that orbits too close, like this unfortunate star that scientists have watched being swallowed for the last decade (the longest black-hole meal ever recorded).
    Sidney Stevens, Treehugger, 14 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The animals included 12 bats, nine racoons, eight skunks, two groundhogs, a bobcat, three cats and a fox, data shows.
    Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 14 July 2025
  • People and domestic animals should always avoid physical contact with wild animals such as raccoons, bats, foxes, skunks, otters, bobcats, coyotes, which carry a higher risk of human exposure and a need for rabies post-exposure treatment.
    Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 June 2025
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“Anthropoids.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anthropoids. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.

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