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cranium

noun

ˈkrā-nē-əm

Definition of cranium

as in skull

the case of bone that encloses the brain and supports the jaws of vertebrates the cranium of a Neanderthal is striking for its brow ridges

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Recent Examples of cranium Sometimes that’s because a stray thought so often crashes the party that is the presidential cranium, kicks over the keg and makes for the nearest exit. — Pat Beall, Sun Sentinel, 8 May 2026 These three inevitabilities rattled and ricocheted around my cranium every Tuesday morning for the better part of two years. — David Oliver, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026 The other two craniums were found in 1990. — Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 26 Dec. 2025 The reconstructed cranium appeared large and long, with a broad and flat braincase, according to the paper. — Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cranium

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skull

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Baumeister's son discovered a human skull in the woods at Fox Hollow Farm in 1994, but, according to reports, investigators did not search the property until June 1996.

— Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Five days after Watkins’ skull was crushed in a parking lot, the 50-year-old woman died at a hospital.

— Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Aug. 2026

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