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as in compassionate
having or marked by sympathy and consideration for others
humane guards who treated the prisoners decently the Geneva conventions spelled out standards for the humane treatment of prisoners of war
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as in sympathetic
having or showing the capacity for sharing the feelings of another
the movie's humane depiction of people who are physically and mentally challenged
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Recent Examples of humane
Companies that know how to balance technology, talent, and culture will be the ones leading the way towards a more resilient, inclusive, and humane future.
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Esade Business & Law School, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
Making space for safe exchange, discussion, free expression of thought is what is humane and should always be encouraged, not silenced.
—George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 24 Dec. 2024
Turner's humane education lesson, featuring two live animals, has become a tradition in the Franklin community over the years.
—Gabrielle Chenault, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
While the sheer number of executions in the U.S. has slowed to a trickle, the process has become less humane.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
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Esade Business & Law School, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
Making space for safe exchange, discussion, free expression of thought is what is humane and should always be encouraged, not silenced.
—George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 24 Dec. 2024
Turner's humane education lesson, featuring two live animals, has become a tradition in the Franklin community over the years.
—Gabrielle Chenault, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
While the sheer number of executions in the U.S. has slowed to a trickle, the process has become less humane.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for humane
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This guiding principle has been instrumental in shaping the firm’s success and its reputation for compassionate advocacy.William Jones, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2025
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Being compassionate with yourself will give you more answers.Gillian Mohney, Verywell Health, 15 Jan. 2025
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The group embarked on an unprecedented wave of terror that included assaults, lynchings, and rapes predominantly against African Americans, but also against white people accused of being sympathetic to the 1870 election results and federal Reconstruction policies.Brittany Friedman / Made by History, TIME, 6 Jan. 2025
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If the Kings were going to write a script for how to turn Fox into a sympathetic figure in this whole fiasco, this would be it.Sam Amick, The Athletic, 2 Jan. 2025
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Welcome to 2025—a world of benevolent AI, robot assistants, biological breakthroughs, and the general promise of the future.Amy Sterling, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
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In a most benevolent gesture, Chicago Cubs chairman Tom Ricketts has invited the most prolific home run hitter in franchise history, the man who sold more tickets to Wrigley Field than the beer and the ivy, to the team’s fan convention next month.Jon Greenberg, The Athletic, 19 Dec. 2024
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But the party went on, albeit cloaked anew as a fund-raiser for a kinder, gentler organization, the Good Neighbor Council for Aircraft Noise Control.Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
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Being one of 11 siblings, Dina is looking for someone who is kind, ambitious and family-oriented.Dana Rose Falcone, People.com, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Humane.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/humane. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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