as in person
a member of the human race
we're all human beings, regardless of our differences
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for human being
Noun
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Still, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reports that about 34 people a day in the United States die in drunk-driving crashes — that’s one person every 42 minutes.—
Josh Max,
Forbes.com,
9 July 2025 -
And while a normal person will just digest that and process it, an allergic person actually sees this as a foreign threat.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 July 2025
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Again, such symptoms are quite non-specific and can represent many different conditions ranging from too much stress in your life to sleep apnea to depression to long Covid to cancer.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
5 July 2025
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In sport, as in life, the idea of failure is often cast as a villain—something to be denied, delayed or danced around.—
Rick Burton,
Sportico.com,
5 July 2025
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The Wimbledon men's final between three-time Grand Slam winner Sinner and Alcaraz (a five-time Grand Slam champ) comes less than two months after Alcaraz stormed back from a huge deficit to win the French Open in five sets on June 8.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 July 2025
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Take Eric, a man in his late sixties who has served some thirty-five years and will never be released.—
Brooke Allen,
New Yorker,
12 July 2025
Noun
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There’s going to be a steady rotation of guys getting snaps along the line.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
8 July 2025
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And the coolest part for me, coming to Columbus, was switching roles from Boston and now being the guy who is counted on to work with younger guys.—
Aaron Portzline,
New York Times,
8 July 2025
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Once upon a time, the movie tells us, people flocked to see these giant creatures resurrected from old DNA.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
30 June 2025
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That was a journey nearly like designing the creatures.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 June 2025
Noun
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The downside is that each method has a potential reaction from the AGI or ASI that could turn things ugly.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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Meanwhile…things haven’t looked so good for Starbucks in China recently, and not just because its baristas can’t spell names in Chinese characters, either.—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
2 July 2025
Noun
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This, in turn, would have delayed transport for individuals requesting medical attention.—
Olivia Cyrus
July 10,
Sacbee.com,
10 July 2025
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As of this week, more than $3 billion in federal funds has been approved for individuals, families and businesses impacted by the fires, according to FEMA.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 July 2025
Noun
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With Dora and Diego being cousins (or primos) who are more like siblings, their shifting dynamic is a key driver in the plot.—
DeVonne Goode,
Parents,
2 July 2025
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Spirituality is often defined as the feeling or sense or belief that there is something greater than our physical being.—
Austin American Statesman,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
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“Human being.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/human%20being. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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