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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
The humane society is in the mountain town of Boone, a roughly 85-mile drive west from Winston-Salem.
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Simone Jasper, Charlotte Observer, 25 Mar. 2025
The outbreak started a couple of weeks ago when the humane society took in a puppy that tested positive for parvovirus, according to HSHC.
—Allana Haynes, Baltimore Sun, 10 Mar. 2025
Did those societies became more humane or more resilient?
—Jaron Lanier, The New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2025
Colorado's law protecting young people from unscientific and cruel gay conversion therapy practices is humane, smart and appropriate.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
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Simone Jasper, Charlotte Observer, 25 Mar. 2025
The outbreak started a couple of weeks ago when the humane society took in a puppy that tested positive for parvovirus, according to HSHC.
—Allana Haynes, Baltimore Sun, 10 Mar. 2025
Did those societies became more humane or more resilient?
—Jaron Lanier, The New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2025
Colorado's law protecting young people from unscientific and cruel gay conversion therapy practices is humane, smart and appropriate.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for humane
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Also there is having to balance being compassionate and caring while also remembering that this is a business.—
J.M. Banks,
Kansas City Star,
9 Apr. 2025
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But White and Jonas haven’t built an anxious or a particularly compassionate Jamie.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
7 Apr. 2025
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Shares in Newsmax, the cable TV news outlet known for its sympathetic coverage of Donald Trump, soared more than 700% on their first day of trading.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
31 Mar. 2025
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Since June, a group of American and Israeli-born Jews have been meeting every few weeks in New York for a salon-style series of talks that include the perspectives of Palestinians, and of Jews sympathetic to their cause.—
Andrew Silow-Carroll,
Sun Sentinel,
31 Mar. 2025
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But land reform is so fundamental to how the current government took power that no citizen may portray it as anything other than a benevolent campaign that brought fairness and prosperity to China’s long-suffering farmers.—
Ian Johnson,
The Atlantic,
27 Mar. 2025
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Analyzing the legendary unicorn tapestries hanging at the Met Cloisters in New York (augmented here by a gory new panel that depicts the suddenly fearsome animals disemboweling and impaling their aggressors), Ridley concludes that unicorns aren’t nearly as benevolent as most people think.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
9 Mar. 2025
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The long gap between seasons has not been kind to the show, which returned way down in the ratings this past fall.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
2 Apr. 2025
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Holly Marie Combs has nothing but kind words for the young Pretty Little Liars cast — and a couple of digs at her twentysomething self.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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“Humane.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/humane. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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