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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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The serial killer's murder spree came to an end in 1994 when his 13-year-old son found a human skull and a pile of bones in the woods around Fox Hollow Farm.—
Christine Pelisek,
People.com,
11 Feb. 2025
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Bodies were split apart, skulls crushed, limbs torn off.—
Brad Wolf,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The cranium was similar to two unusually large skulls found in Xuchang County in Henan province between 2007 and 2014, which had a 1,800-cubic-centimeter (110-cubic-inch) capacity.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN,
24 Jan. 2025
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That's where Joseph Keil found a skeleton in a sarcophagus filled with water, but for some reason, Keil only removed the cranium from the tomb before sealing it back up.—
Jennifer Ouellette,
Ars Technica,
13 Jan. 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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To be precise: bison liver pate with sweet onion jam on a puffed garlic chip.—
Miguel Otárola,
The Denver Post,
28 Jan. 2025
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Guests can expect dishes like Croque Madame with ham, gruyere, egg and bechamel, country pate, and duck confit with radicchio, apples, pumpkin seeds, dates topped with a vinaigrette.—
Amber Love Bond,
Forbes,
27 Nov. 2024
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Editors’ Picks There was also a 30-point jump in Republican approval of Congress from the last Gallup survey of the Obama administration in January 2017 to the first poll of the Trump administration that year.—
Annie Karni,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2025
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This is yet another 180-degree turn as 88 percent of respondents on our latest poll see the postseason in Ottawa’s future.—
Julian McKenzie,
The Athletic,
19 Feb. 2025
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“Braincase.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/braincase. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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