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Recent Examples of subhuman So, yeah, there are Muslim terrorists, but they are also shown as people with lives and interests and not subhuman villains, which, umm, could’ve been worse. Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 16 Mar. 2024 Others, including Gali, say the term took on a darker tone that denigrates Native women, relegating them to a subhuman stature. Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2024 By modern standards, the story features a horrific representation of Neanderthals; Wells imagined them as subhuman creatures hellbent on hunting humans that were migrating into their territory. Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 21 Dec. 2023 The subhuman invaders, as Raspail describes them, wallow in their own feces and delight in trampling over the misguided liberals who thought to welcome and feed them. Katherine Stewart, The New Republic, 10 Aug. 2023 See All Example Sentences for subhuman
Recent Examples of Synonyms for subhuman
Adjective
  • Beyond that, Hamas’ only recourse to staying in power is brute force.
    TIME, TIME, 23 Mar. 2025
  • Rather than raids and brute force, the Trump administration must work with Congress on immigration reforms that benefit all Americans.
    Russel Honoré, Newsweek, 5 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • But graduating in 2009 meant stepping into a brutal job market during the Great Recession.
    William Jones, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025
  • At times brutal and always volatile, the album functions as a sort of electro-shock therapy applied from the shoulders down, layering hard beats, ambient whorls, and nervous acid ticks to trigger a state of full-body rapture.
    Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 18 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • In America alone, there are currently between 60 and 100 million stray and feral cats, completely left to their fate.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
  • South Florida Wildlands Association responded to a comment that the mystery animal could be a feral cat, expressing some of their doubts.
    Kelli Bender, People.com, 19 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Pain was also inflicted on the dog deliberately during these bestial acts.
    KC Baker, People.com, 4 Mar. 2025
  • While her passion for her husband is tame, her screams for Dickinson’s character are bestial and overwhelming.
    Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 7 Dec. 2024

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“Subhuman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subhuman. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.

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