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android

[an-droid] / ˈæn drɔɪd /
ADJECTIVE
manlike
Synonyms


NOUN
droid
Synonyms


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At the end of the 2014 sci-fi movie “Ex Machina,” the AI-powered android named Ava breaks out of the secure facility.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 26, 2026

Hirokazu Kore-eda directs this muddled film about grieving parents who adopt an android copy of their dead son.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 23, 2026

Each human model and their shorter android companion took turns to strut their stuff in unison on stage.

From Barron's May 29, 2026

He doesn’t look hand-stitched — he looks a little like a modern android.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 16, 2025

“I wouldn’t have known she was an android if you hadn’t told me,” Josie admitted.

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

The iPhone might be with us until the end of time, or until we ourselves become androids.

From The Wall Street Journal May 8, 2026

From the Skywalkers’ fussy protocol droid C-3PO to Hera Syndulla’s cranky astromech Chopper, lovable androids are a “Star Wars” signature.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 4, 2025

The filmmaker, whose film stars Will Smith as a detective sceptical of seemingly obedient androids, accused Musk of copying his work in a post on X.

From BBC Oct. 14, 2024

Decades after Philip K. Dick asked if androids dreamed of electric sheep, we have an answer.

From New York Times May 30, 2024

“Chewing and swallowing can be a mechanical process. And the whatnot designers—they created androids that look like they are eating and swallowing and digesting food like a normal human child.”

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix




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