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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Recent Examples of human
Sean Greene, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2025
Throwing data into a box and shaking it has yielded incredible results in processing human language, but that won’t be enough to treat disease.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 25 Apr. 2025
Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 25 Apr. 2025
Skeletal remains were determined to belong to a human after being found last Wednesday near a set of railroad tracks in a wooded area in Killingly, not far from where authorities on March 26 found remains along Plainfield Pike in Foster, Rhode Island, according to authorities.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 25 Apr. 2025
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Adjective
Western fence lizards occur in seven U.S. states and Baja California, but about 90% of S. occidentalis observations on iNaturalist occur in California, suggesting either the species is concentrated here or the large human population provides plenty of eyes on the creatures.
—Sean Greene, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2025
Throwing data into a box and shaking it has yielded incredible results in processing human language, but that won’t be enough to treat disease.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 25 Apr. 2025
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Originally Published: April 25, 2025 at 11:54 AM PDT
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This article was generated by software that analyzes National Weather Service warnings and advisories and creates an article based on templates created by humans.
—Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 25 Apr. 2025
Skeletal remains were determined to belong to a human after being found last Wednesday near a set of railroad tracks in a wooded area in Killingly, not far from where authorities on March 26 found remains along Plainfield Pike in Foster, Rhode Island, according to authorities.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 25 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for human
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Health systems are using these tools to document patient visits, allowing doctors to have natural conversations with patients rather than typing notes on a computer.—
Gil Press,
Forbes.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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Cam Ward, Titans Why Ward can succeed Ward has a massive arm, a natural ability to lead a locker room and a relentless drive to prove himself that stems from getting overlooked as a high schooler.—
Jeff Howe,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2025
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Go to a person who has vetted out skincare and who is really interested in taking good care of you, not taking your money.—
Dahvi Shira,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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The round, dark-colored tea caddy is named after the Japanese person who owned it during the Meiji period (1868-1912).—
Nathan Pugh,
Smithsonian Magazine,
28 Apr. 2025
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But while companies may be expected to carry on indefinitely, business leaders are mortal.—
Gerry Spitzer,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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Now, in the second episode, yet another woman seemed to be in mortal peril, and we’d once again been brought there in a slow-drip journey of madness by degrees.—
Daniel D'Addario,
Variety,
10 Apr. 2025
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What these leaders overlook is that strategy requires skilled, dedicated teams who can bring it to life.—
JacLyn Pagnotta,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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But, some people can feel numb after achieving major goals in life.—
Renée Onque,
CNBC,
24 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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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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Defending – defending these – this guy who is in El Salvador, who’s not an American citizen.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Apr. 2025
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Enter Johnson and a new era, and a draft class full of guys who ooze competitiveness.—
Kevin Fishbain,
New York Times,
27 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 1 May. 2025.
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