homo

noun

Definition of homonext
as in man

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for homo
  1. man
  2. hominid
  3. human
  4. person
  5. life
  6. fish
  7. guy
  8. mortal
Noun
  • Loading your audio article SAN FRANCISCO — The Hayward man behind an iconic 2021 sideshow photograph has been sentenced to two years in federal prison for possessing guns that police found during a raid of his residence, court records show.
    Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
  • It was not known which of the two men who have protection orders against Schenke made the Facebook post.
    Noe Padilla, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Nov. 2024
Definition of man
Noun
  • The prevalence of forearm fractures in hominids indicates that parents of the past did not have the luxury of preventing climbing and falling, an intrinsic part of their niche.
    Carly Miller, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
  • The Hobbit Relatives The team used that bone to calculate the ancient hominid’s height as 42 inches.
    Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 6 Aug. 2024
Definition of hominid
Noun
  • This article was generated by the Bay Area Home Report Bot, software that analyzes home sales or other data and creates an article based on a template created by humans.
    Bay Area Home Report, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
  • The World Health Organization says H5N1’s risk to humans is low because there is no evidence of human transmission, but the virus has been found in an increasing number of animals including cattle in the United States.
    Reuters, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
Definition of human
Noun
  • Reddish was ruled out an hour before tipoff because of a right peroneal strain – irritation or inflammation in the tendons that run along the outside of a person’s ankle and foot.
    Khobi Price, Orange County Register, 16 Nov. 2024
  • The last person to pull that off was Navy’s Roger Staubach in 1963.
    Sarah Kelly, The Denver Post, 16 Nov. 2024
Definition of person
Noun
  • Private equity now dominates sectors essential to daily life, from housing to health care.
    Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
  • China has effectively become a lifeline for North Korea, supplying essential goods such as food, clothing, fertilizer, machinery, and construction materials—nearly everything that sustains the daily lives of North Koreans and the country’s industries.
    Sungmin Cho, Foreign Affairs, 12 Nov. 2024
Definition of life
Noun
  • Many vegans and vegetarians do not want meat, chicken or fish in their kitchens.
    Jeanne Phillips, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
  • But at least one tribe holds out hope for the future of fish in the Klamath.
    Debra Utacia Krol, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of fish
Noun
  • The guys had so many good words to support me from the first day.
    Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 15 Nov. 2024
  • Not necessarily as the guy who’s getting the ball, but boxing out, being in the right spot.
    Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
Definition of guy
Noun
  • Death, her ex-lover, grants her some time but warns that neither mortal can outrun their ultimate fate.
    Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 31 Oct. 2024
  • Time just seems to fly and fly with no regard for us mere mortals.
    Erik Kain, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
Definition of mortal
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hominids

homo

homogeneity

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