as in lives
a member of the human race
we're all human beings, regardless of our differences
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Recent Examples of human beings
His main goal behind joining Interesting Engineering is to learn more about how the recent technological advancements are helping human beings on both societal and individual levels in their daily lives.
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Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2025
At the end of the day, these guys are human beings.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 30 Sep. 2025
All comers were human beings trying to do their jobs.
—Ann Patchett, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
Displays at the site describe how George Washington owned human beings, profited off their unpaid labor and, when one of them made a break for freedom, tried for years to recapture them.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025
That’s his perspective on what human beings are, right?
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 24 Sep. 2025
Say hello to personal learning, and schooling based upon the ways all human beings learn.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025
That's the nature of life, and human beings react differently.
—Veronica Villafañe, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2025
At the end of the day, these guys are human beings.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 30 Sep. 2025
All comers were human beings trying to do their jobs.
—Ann Patchett, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
Displays at the site describe how George Washington owned human beings, profited off their unpaid labor and, when one of them made a break for freedom, tried for years to recapture them.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025
That’s his perspective on what human beings are, right?
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 24 Sep. 2025
Say hello to personal learning, and schooling based upon the ways all human beings learn.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025
That's the nature of life, and human beings react differently.
—Veronica Villafañe, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for human beings
Noun
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Israel unleased a ferocious response that has claimed the lives of more then 67,000 Palestinians, most of them women and children.—
Greg Myre,
NPR,
9 Oct. 2025
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More than 6,800 buildings burned, and many are starting to rebuild their lives and businesses.—
Pilar Arias , Matt Finn , Bill Melugin,
FOXNews.com,
8 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Kershaw may be in slightly new surroundings, but some things don’t change.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
4 Oct. 2025
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For more on the Dallas Cowboys and all things NFL, head over to Newsweek Sports.—
Reice Shipley,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Salmon said his counselor suggested his attraction to men was his father’s fault because his job kept him away from home a lot, causing Salmon to identify more with his mother.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
5 Oct. 2025
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Once at the house, these men were confronted by Hansen and his camera crew and then arrested by local law enforcement.—
Naomi Fry,
New Yorker,
4 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Then, you guys are partnering with the Freestore Foodbank in October to fight childhood hunger?—
David Wysong,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
3 Oct. 2025
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The wild card Can Vegas’ top guys stay healthy?—
The Athletic NHL,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The game asked children to order bunnylike creatures from shortest to tallest by clicking on their sneakers to swap their places.—
Celeste Kidd,
The Conversation,
3 Oct. 2025
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Guides aim to maintain at least a 100-meter (328-feet) buffer, but curious creatures don’t always comply.—
Susan Portnoy,
AFAR Media,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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When in a group, space out to prevent the current from transferring between individuals.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Region tournaments took place earlier this week, during which several Nashville area teams and individuals earned the right to defend their titles from a season ago.—
Jacob Shames,
Nashville Tennessean,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Ka-young trusts her grandmother implicitly, and her grandmother has always told her that humans are inherently kind beings.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
3 Oct. 2025
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Despite some promising high-concept notions such as an intergalactic federation, mystic beings, parasitic species, a sentient interstellar craft, and Slipstream FTL quantum mechanics, seemingly inevitable creative differences arose as the show progressed.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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The study found that among 528 species of mammals — including humans' closest relative the chimpanzee — females often have the advantage.—
Allison Aubrey,
NPR,
6 Oct. 2025
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Goodall in 1960 discovered that chimps made and used tools — characteristics that were long thought to be exclusive to humans.—
Matthew Martin,
semafor.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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“Human beings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/human%20beings. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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