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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

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

But an android that can do a bit of everything is still years off.

From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 2026

When audiences last saw Vision, the reconstructed android had just regained his memories and, presumably, his sentience, before flying off into the unknown.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 2, 2026

“You’re not human. No more than I am: you’re an android, too.”

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick

You were supposed to imagine a fleet of the vehicles rolling off SpaceX Starships that had landed on Mars, possibly driven by androids quoting The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.

From Slate ● Nov. 9, 2026

Do androids dream of electric balls and strikes—plus some other questions on baseball’s Opening Day.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 25, 2026

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

Since Ellen Ripley survived her first xenomorph encounter way back in 1979, Scott has used this to critique our reliance on technology and our assumed dominance over it through his androids.

From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2024

“You look dazed. Are you sure you know what you’re doing, trying for three more Nexus-6s the same day? No one has ever retired six androids in one day.”

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick


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