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Recent Examples of cranium
Others, like a relatively flat face, set beneath the cranium instead of sticking out in front of it, look more like us.
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ArsTechnica, 18 June 2025
Experts found the cranium and the skull fragment were likely archaeological finds, some being more than 100 years old and others being more than 500 years old, FOX 35 reported.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 12 Apr. 2025
All those wrinkles allow more surface area of the brain to fit in the cranium.
—Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 24 Apr. 2025
In the end, however, its characters were definitely locked up inside her cranium.
—Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 11 Apr. 2025
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ArsTechnica, 18 June 2025
Experts found the cranium and the skull fragment were likely archaeological finds, some being more than 100 years old and others being more than 500 years old, FOX 35 reported.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 12 Apr. 2025
All those wrinkles allow more surface area of the brain to fit in the cranium.
—Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 24 Apr. 2025
In the end, however, its characters were definitely locked up inside her cranium.
—Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 11 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cranium
skull
Noun
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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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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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“Cranium.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cranium. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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