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the capacity for feeling for another's unhappiness or misfortune
a country known for the humanity of its liberal immigration policy
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Recent Examples of humanity
That’s a lot—but, according to one estimate, humanity will produce a hundred and eighty zettabytes of digital data this year.
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Matthew Hutson, The New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2025
Her character arc across the Terminator films exemplifies female empowerment and the lengths a mother will go to protect her child and humanity’s future.
—Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 19 Mar. 2025
SpaceX believes that its combination of brawn and full reusability will finally make Mars settlement feasible for humanity.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 19 Mar. 2025
Liang sought not only brilliant graduates in mathematics and STEM fields, many who won awards in international conferences, but also some poets and humanities graduates.
—Bryan Penprase, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
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Matthew Hutson, The New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2025
Her character arc across the Terminator films exemplifies female empowerment and the lengths a mother will go to protect her child and humanity’s future.
—Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 19 Mar. 2025
SpaceX believes that its combination of brawn and full reusability will finally make Mars settlement feasible for humanity.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 19 Mar. 2025
Liang sought not only brilliant graduates in mathematics and STEM fields, many who won awards in international conferences, but also some poets and humanities graduates.
—Bryan Penprase, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for humanity
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Biophilic design also continues to climb, bringing the outside world indoors.—
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
23 Mar. 2025
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Spurs play in what is arguably the league’s best stadium, are on a strong financial footing, and have hired two of the most renowned names in world soccer as managers in the past five years.—
Zak Garner-Purkis,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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Those include bullying, friendship, school, kindness/empathy, self-worth/confidence, and mental health/well-being.—
Liz Regalia,
Parents,
20 Mar. 2025
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The capital city of the world’s happiest country exemplifies what makes Finland such an ideal spot for happiness—not just focusing on health or wealth alone, Helsinki places emphasis on things like community, kindness, trust in society, and easy access to nature and green spaces.—
Kaitlyn McInnis,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
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In expressing their disbelief, people have been known to run away screaming or even burst into tears while Blaine maintains his deadpan, stoic facade.—
Jenelle Riley,
Variety,
22 Mar. 2025
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This is a drink that people tend to love—elementally delicious, and yet with enough going on to keep the front of your brain occupied.—
Jason O'Bryan,
Robb Report,
22 Mar. 2025
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Unsurprisingly, the anti-liberal counterrevolutionaries of today have no sympathy for this legacy.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
19 Mar. 2025
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As for the tens of thousands of government employees fired or in limbo, Krygier doesn’t have much sympathy.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA TODAY,
19 Mar. 2025
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Mark’s journey down to the Testing Floor interrupted this ritual, causing Drummond to almost choke him to death before Christie’s mysterious Mammalian employee threatened him at gunpoint, asking for no more killing of humans or animals.—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
21 Mar. 2025
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As Forbes had previously reported, a trial of the technology had actually created more work, because any requests processed by AI had to be double checked and often redone by humans before being released to law enforcement.—
Thomas Brewster,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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Founded on principles of compassion, their treatments blend clinical psychology and Eastern philosophy together, which many have found to be a beneficial approach.—
Kara Markley Sterling,
USA Today,
26 Mar. 2025
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The woman shows compassion through her commitment to the dog, but her husband interprets this as emotional neglect towards their relationship.—
Kevin Sabet,
Newsweek,
24 Mar. 2025
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She often is drawn to these boundary-defying health stories and has covered the brain-body connection in functional neurological disorders, heart conditions and even cancers.—
Allison Parshall,
Scientific American,
18 Mar. 2025
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And for me, to be on the cover of Vogue Philippines, for my first Vogue cover, is so special and will forever just hold the most special place in my heart.—
Kleigh Balugo,
StyleCaster,
18 Mar. 2025
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“Humanity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/humanity. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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