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Recent Examples of braincase
The specimens in question do show features in common with adult T. rex — among them the forehead, snout and braincase, said Thomas Carr, a paleontologist at Carthage College who first made the case that Nanotyrannus represented young T. rex.
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Asher Elbein, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2024
By poring over three-dimensional scans of ancient hominin braincases and by examining the brains of our nearest living evolutionary kin—chimpanzees and bonobos, whose ancestors branched off from our lineage some six million years ago—researchers are beginning to unlock this puzzle.
—Heather Pringle, Scientific American, 1 Oct. 2016
Believed to belong to a male, Skull 5 also has the smallest braincase of the five individuals.
—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
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Asher Elbein, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2024
By poring over three-dimensional scans of ancient hominin braincases and by examining the brains of our nearest living evolutionary kin—chimpanzees and bonobos, whose ancestors branched off from our lineage some six million years ago—researchers are beginning to unlock this puzzle.
—Heather Pringle, Scientific American, 1 Oct. 2016
Believed to belong to a male, Skull 5 also has the smallest braincase of the five individuals.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for braincase
Noun
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The 10-month-old baby was taken to a hospital with a skull fracture and retinal hemorrhages, which caused a brain bleed, KDKA reported.—
Mike Stunson,
Miami Herald,
21 July 2025
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The skull, last documented in 1997, is believed to remain in the vault, although its precise condition is not fully known.—
Jordan King,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 July 2025
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Still, the researchers don’t know exactly what object struck the woman’s cranium, or whether the incident was accidental.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
30 June 2025
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The man kept the Harbin cranium well hidden as he was instructed to hide it from the Japanese army.—
Nick Butler,
FOXNews.com,
21 June 2025
Noun
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Keep your noggin and bones in one piece Kids and adults play more in summer and try new activities, which can lead to head injuries or fractures.—
Nicole Villalpando,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
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Keeping the noggin protected is a priority, and the Ambush 2 mountain bike helmet is up to the task.—
Will Porter,
Outside Online,
25 June 2025
Noun
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The restaurant is far from an afterthought of the distillery experience, offering a menu of mostly small plates, including pate en croute, beef tartare, trout dip with saltines, frog legs, and gnocchi with mushroom ragu.—
Amanda Hancock,
The Courier-Journal,
2 July 2025
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Nashville haunt, with its sliced pork, pate and bologna.—
Mackensy Lunsford,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
Noun
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For a fun sweet-and-salty spin, swap the chow mein noddles for an equal amount of potato sticks.—
Josh Miller,
Southern Living,
27 Feb. 2025
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For a fun sweet-and-salty spin, swap the chow mein noddles for an equal amount of potato sticks.—
Josh Miller,
Southern Living,
27 Feb. 2025
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At the same time, Trump has seen his approval ratings drop to an all-time low across several polls, including Newsweek's tracker, which shows his net approval rating at minus 10 points.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 July 2025
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This is the conclusion of our Peach Jam coaches’ poll, which also included what coaches think about NCAA Tournament expansion and the future of revenue sharing/budgets.—
Brendan Marks,
New York Times,
25 July 2025
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“Braincase.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/braincase. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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