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a member of the human race
we're all human beings, regardless of our differences
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Recent Examples of human beings
The award also reflected broader industry attention around how transportation organizations can modernize without losing sight of human beings at the center of service delivery.
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Malana Vantyler, USA Today, 2 June 2026
Instead, Sløk believes this tech revolution only increases demand for human beings—albiet, ones with AI skills who can help drive the business into the future.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 1 June 2026
By nature, human beings seek stability.
—Veronica Angela, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
In his work, women were still ethereal innocents who had yet to become believable human beings.
—Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
Screens also, of course, can’t teach students to have appropriate interactions with other human beings — skills that will be essential for their future careers and long-term well-being.
—CNN Money, 1 June 2026
Crichton goes to a lot of effort to give plausible explanation to the harvesting and recombination of dinosaur DNA, and the mistakes that the involved human beings make are ones of ego, greed, and—more or less—neglecting to double-check their homework before turning it in.
—Ian MacKenzie, Literary Hub, 27 May 2026
Whereas Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart will live on for as long as there are human beings.
—Sean Woods, Rolling Stone, 25 May 2026
Their identities as teammates take precedence over their individualities as complex human beings, for the greater good of the team.
—Candace Buckner, New York Times, 25 May 2026
Malana Vantyler, USA Today, 2 June 2026
Instead, Sløk believes this tech revolution only increases demand for human beings—albiet, ones with AI skills who can help drive the business into the future.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 1 June 2026
By nature, human beings seek stability.
—Veronica Angela, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
In his work, women were still ethereal innocents who had yet to become believable human beings.
—Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
Screens also, of course, can’t teach students to have appropriate interactions with other human beings — skills that will be essential for their future careers and long-term well-being.
—CNN Money, 1 June 2026
Crichton goes to a lot of effort to give plausible explanation to the harvesting and recombination of dinosaur DNA, and the mistakes that the involved human beings make are ones of ego, greed, and—more or less—neglecting to double-check their homework before turning it in.
—Ian MacKenzie, Literary Hub, 27 May 2026
Whereas Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart will live on for as long as there are human beings.
—Sean Woods, Rolling Stone, 25 May 2026
Their identities as teammates take precedence over their individualities as complex human beings, for the greater good of the team.
—Candace Buckner, New York Times, 25 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for human beings
Noun
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The backstory The building that houses the hotel has lived many lives since its construction in 1852.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
9 June 2026
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McGinniss watches and lives and eats with the team, painting enchanting portraits of the team hierarchy at work over many-course meals.—
Leander Schaerlaeckens
June 8,
Literary Hub,
8 June 2026
Noun
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The man was heading home when two men pulled him over on the 110 Freeway onramp from Redondo Beach Boulevard, according to the plea agreement.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
5 June 2026
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Four Los Angeles County men tied to the gang MS-13 have been convicted of killing three people with machetes in the Angeles National Forest.—
Matthew Rodriguez,
CBS News,
5 June 2026
Noun
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Jonathan liked to drop in on patients, ask how things were going.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 June 2026
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Kenny is going through her things and counts 26 black T-shirts.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
3 June 2026
Noun
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Take Danielle, for instance, who dated Robert and a number of guys who barely appeared during her time on the show.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
3 June 2026
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In the second inning, back-to-back singles by Dalton Rushing and Alex Freeland – those guys at the bottom of the lineup – put two runners on when Ohtani sent another liner into the right field corner, this time for a triple.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
3 June 2026
Noun
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Homeownership feels increasingly out of reach for many Americans, but not for this group of creatures, which slithered into an uninhabited home in Arkansas, much to the chagrin of the realtor trying to sell it.—
Drew Pittock,
USA Today,
5 June 2026
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Aliens galore Eternia is home to more creatures than just He-Man and Skeletor.—
Chelsea Gohd,
Space.com,
5 June 2026
Noun
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The Bakersfield Police Department said two hostages had been safely released and that all remaining individuals were in good health as of Tuesday evening.—
Greg Wehner , Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
3 June 2026
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Excess protein may accelerate kidney function decline in individuals with conditions such as chronic kidney disease, Jaisinghani cautions.—
Alyssa Goldberg,
USA Today,
2 June 2026
Noun
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That’s certainly true, in the sense that entanglements among ancient, telepathic beings play out on a time scale us humans struggle to comprehend.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
7 June 2026
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The series wasn’t directly based on a Rice book but centered on her in-universe secret society that monitors supernatural beings and whose representatives (like Justin Kirk’s Raglan James) have shown up in IWTV and The Mayfair Witches.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
2 June 2026
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And, for the moment, though this study presents even more thrilling evidence that perhaps humans, at this time, were able to control fire?—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
6 June 2026
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The data available for these vaccine candidates varies; some do not have animal testing data, while others have had promising findings in nonhuman primates, but clinical-grade material for testing in humans is not yet available.—
Dr. Sanjay Gupta,
CNN Money,
6 June 2026
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“Human beings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/human%20beings. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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