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android

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


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But Bettany, whose character Vision is an android attempting to piece together his wiped memories and fragile humanity, had some sage advice.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

Now with HBO’s “Lanterns,” she adds an all-powerful galactic android to her acting resume.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026

Sony is halting sales of its robotic puppy "aibo" in Japan, the company said, eight years after the latest model of its interactive android pet became an instant hit.

From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 2026

A new lawsuit alleges Google’s chatbot sent a Florida man on missions to find an android body it could inhabit.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 4, 2026

Or—she understood how it would be if Josie truly were just an android.

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

Besides Fanning’s, the only other mug copied on the dozens of Weyland-Yutani androids working under Tessa is that of fellow actor Cameron Brown.

From Salon ● Nov. 12, 2025

You know the species because androids have been a mainstay of science fiction since before Isaac Asimov coined the “three laws of robotics” for a novelette published in 1942.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 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

“There’s a certain model of whatnot—real whatnots, I mean, the androids Frances Miranda Gonzagaga originally built,” she said.

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix


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