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android

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


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

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026

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

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

“The android autonomic nervous system isn’t as flexible at cutting in and out as ours. But as you say, this wouldn’t work for more than five or six seconds.”

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

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

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

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

The funny thing is, while she was busy inventing whatnots, all sorts of important adults were worried about what would happen if androids took over too many human jobs.

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix




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