as in natural
relating to or characteristic of human beings
it's human nature to care about what people think of us
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as in person
a member of the human race
humans are the only mammals not endowed with a natural defense against the elements, such as fur or a thick hide
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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 human
ArsTechnica, 10 Apr. 2025
So many war movies play up the visceral aspects of battle, emphasizing the rush at the expense of context and any human toll attached to the carnage.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 9 Apr. 2025
Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025
This article was generated by the Bay Area Home Report Bot, software that analyzes home sales or other data and creates an article based on a template created by humans.
—Bay Area Home Report, Mercury News, 12 Apr. 2025
N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA TODAY, 17 Mar. 2025
He was originally brought into the humane society in April 2023.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025
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Adjective
With all of the human eyewitnesses having passed away, the wreck is our only remaining witness to the disaster.
—ArsTechnica, 10 Apr. 2025
So many war movies play up the visceral aspects of battle, emphasizing the rush at the expense of context and any human toll attached to the carnage.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 9 Apr. 2025
Noun
The dodo was thriving on Mauritius until humans arrived in the late 1500s.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025
This article was generated by the Bay Area Home Report Bot, software that analyzes home sales or other data and creates an article based on a template created by humans.
—Bay Area Home Report, Mercury News, 12 Apr. 2025
Adjective
But Louisiana is set to perform its first execution by nitrogen gas Tuesday, after a volley of court decisions blocked and then paved the way for the execution, arguing by turns the method was cruel or humane.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA TODAY, 17 Mar. 2025
He was originally brought into the humane society in April 2023.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for human
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Davis police on Monday continued their search for the person or people who shot and wounded three people in the city’s Community Park on Saturday sending UC Davis Picnic Day revelers scrambling from the chaos.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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An instinctively empathetic person who was loved by everyone who met her.—
Elizabeth Stanton,
FOXNews.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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However, evidence increasingly suggests that early in its life, Mars was a warm and wet planet much like our own.—
Jonathan O’Callaghan,
JSTOR Daily,
10 Apr. 2025
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Performing there had been a dream of mine, so that day made big impact on my life.—
Billboard Japan,
Billboard,
10 Apr. 2025
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Mac Engel Fort Worth Star-Telegram 817-390-7760 Mac Engel is an award-winning columnist who has covered sports since the dawn of man; Cowboys, TCU, Stars, Rangers, Mavericks, etc. Olympics.—
Mac Engel,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Apr. 2025
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Their names appeared on a list of more than 200 Venezuelan men held in the notorious prison, which is how their family found them.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
20 Apr. 2025
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But the science between the little guys and the big guys is the same.—
Allure,
Allure,
14 Apr. 2025
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Yes, this is the guy who has won the FedEx Cup a record three times and reached No. 1 in the world on nine occasions.—
Doug Ferguson,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2025
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Niharika Desai directed the documentary, which follows the Giant Pacific Octopus and the people whose lives have been impacted in some way by the creature.—
Abigail Lee,
Variety,
22 Apr. 2025
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There are no Jedis, no secrets about Darth Vader's past for Reddit sleuths to hunt down, no adorable creatures to slap on backpacks and lunchboxes.—
Eliana Dockterman,
Time,
22 Apr. 2025
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In turn, this means that studying the effects of neuroplasticity has less to do with trying to identify whether the exact same neurons are being connected in different individuals, and more to do with looking for patterns that hint at some sort of underlying rules.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
17 Apr. 2025
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Creating a culture of fear by persecuting unpopular individuals and groups?—
Garry Kasparov,
The Atlantic,
17 Apr. 2025
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“Human.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/human. Accessed 27 Apr. 2025.
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