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android

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


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Another element of the plot, which grows in prominence as the film proceeds, concerns the banding together of the handful of android children in the neighborhood.

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

In “Predator: Badlands,” that involved giving an ugly monster emotional vulnerability and a PG-13 adventure with a couple sidekicks, including a chatty android played by Elle Fanning.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 9, 2025

She’s spent her whole life being cared for by android robots while her parents are away, and stockpiling perishable resources and doomsday goods for when wildfires become too widespread to ignore.

From Salon Nov. 5, 2025

“For what we’ve meant to each other,” the android said as it approached him, its arms reaching as if to clutch at him.

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

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

Now, tech entrepreneurs are trying to convince us that a world in which humans and androids share living spaces is just around the corner.

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

Andy joins the longer history of a franchise wherein the androids are often at odds with Isaac Asimov’s classic Three Laws of Robotics.

From Salon Aug. 26, 2024

He wondered how far he would get before the two androids stopped him.

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




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