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as in kindness
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
The setting features a humanity that’s made it to the stars.
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Rob Wieland, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
Cancer, a disease that doesn’t discriminate and spares no one from its reach, has long been one of humanity’s greatest adversaries.
—Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 27 Apr. 2025
Related Articles Grading The Week: Gabe Landeskog’s comeback renewed our faith in humanity.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 27 Apr. 2025
Brooker takes advantage of the comic brilliance that comes from Rae, Jones, and Ross, and puts them in mental dilemmas that test their connections to their own humanity.
—Malik Peay, Essence, 17 Apr. 2025
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Rob Wieland, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
Cancer, a disease that doesn’t discriminate and spares no one from its reach, has long been one of humanity’s greatest adversaries.
—Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 27 Apr. 2025
Related Articles Grading The Week: Gabe Landeskog’s comeback renewed our faith in humanity.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 27 Apr. 2025
Brooker takes advantage of the comic brilliance that comes from Rae, Jones, and Ross, and puts them in mental dilemmas that test their connections to their own humanity.
—Malik Peay, Essence, 17 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for humanity
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Alvarez has since pivoted back to practicing for the 2025 world championships in Singapore in July, while looking ahead to the 2028 Summer Olympics in L.A.—
Johnny Dodd,
People.com,
10 May 2025
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Tilda Swinton and Michael Shannon play the mom and dad of a wealthy family holed up in a posh bunker in a salt mine, George MacKay plays their son who yearns to know about the inhospitable outside world, and Moses Ingram is the stranger who changes everything.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
10 May 2025
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Following her death, Blake Lively shared a heartfelt tribute on social media remembering the actress’ kindness and dedication to her craft.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
7 May 2025
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The results might not be visible immediately, but the children who are supported by the generosity of Build-a-Bear are more likely to become productive members of their communities — and perhaps continue passing along the kindness to others.—
Jaime Catmull,
Forbes.com,
7 May 2025
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More people are seeking healthier, more responsible ways to live.—
Nia Bowers,
USA Today,
10 May 2025
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Keep asking questions, keep being a good person, search people out.—
Lizz Schumer,
People.com,
9 May 2025
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Dutton's hardline rhetoric, including sympathy for Trump's style of politics and calls for closer ties with like-minded nationalist leaders, has unnerved moderate voters.—
Mohammed Soliman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Apr. 2025
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Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. issued a statement expressing sympathy with the victims and their families.—
Jim Morris and Rob Gilles,
Christian Science Monitor,
27 Apr. 2025
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Of 64 women, researchers found that 53% reported using soap, lotion, shampoo, conditioner, skin lightener, eyeliner, eyelash glue and other beauty products that contained formaldehyde and formaldehyde-releasing preservatives — toxins found to cause cancer in humans.—
Ronnie Cohen,
NPR,
8 May 2025
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None of which means that humans should be forever forbidden from Mars or that astronauts could play no role whatsoever in sample return, Dreier hastens to add.—
Leonard David,
Scientific American,
8 May 2025
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They were being remembered Tuesday for their humor and compassion.—
Whitney Wild, Jason Hanna and Taylor Romine,
CNN Money,
29 Apr. 2025
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Walmart trains managers to operate with compassion in all customer and employee interactions.—
Tom Rogers,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Apr. 2025
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While my heart will forever yearn for an alternate reality where Bobby Nash is alive and well, my head knows that Peter Krause‘s beloved 9-1-1 character is indeed six feet under.—
Andy Swift,
TVLine,
5 May 2025
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Paris’ Golden Triangle, the 8th arrondissement area framed by three grand avenues (Montaigne, Champs-Élysées and George V), is where haute couture was born, where artists once held court and where travelers still come to experience the beating heart of the city.—
Passport by ForbesLife,
Forbes.com,
3 May 2025
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“Humanity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/humanity. Accessed 14 May. 2025.
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