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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
As a means of generating its own conceptions of goodness that feel compelling to most human beings, its record is quite mixed, perhaps because that’s not what it was ever designed to do.
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Christopher Beha, New Yorker, 14 Feb. 2026
This approach treats migrants as human beings, dismantles trafficking incentives, lowers taxpayer costs, and complements federal ICE enforcement within Texas’s constitutional authority.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
Set inside the world’s most popular video game, the film imagines a next-gen AI system that allows in-game characters to become sentient, shifting the game from entertainment into a living universe that awakens, evolves and begins interacting with human beings.
—Emiliano De Pablos, Variety, 13 Feb. 2026
Continue reading … 'CONSISTENCY' — Puerto Rico governor signs law recognizing unborn babies as human beings.
—FOXNews.com, 13 Feb. 2026
So long as people — human beings — are having fun with it.
—Imogen West-Knights, The Dial, 10 Feb. 2026
Sadly, the full ring of fire will only be witnessed by the few human beings inhabiting research stations in the path of annularity, along with the millions of penguins who call the frozen continent home.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 10 Feb. 2026
Are human beings prone to doing hateful things?
—Tara Sonenshine, Baltimore Sun, 9 Feb. 2026
Jewish law assumes that human beings live in a web of impact.
—Rabbi Bruce D. Forman, Sun Sentinel, 3 Feb. 2026
Christopher Beha, New Yorker, 14 Feb. 2026
This approach treats migrants as human beings, dismantles trafficking incentives, lowers taxpayer costs, and complements federal ICE enforcement within Texas’s constitutional authority.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
Set inside the world’s most popular video game, the film imagines a next-gen AI system that allows in-game characters to become sentient, shifting the game from entertainment into a living universe that awakens, evolves and begins interacting with human beings.
—Emiliano De Pablos, Variety, 13 Feb. 2026
Continue reading … 'CONSISTENCY' — Puerto Rico governor signs law recognizing unborn babies as human beings.
—FOXNews.com, 13 Feb. 2026
So long as people — human beings — are having fun with it.
—Imogen West-Knights, The Dial, 10 Feb. 2026
Sadly, the full ring of fire will only be witnessed by the few human beings inhabiting research stations in the path of annularity, along with the millions of penguins who call the frozen continent home.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 10 Feb. 2026
Are human beings prone to doing hateful things?
—Tara Sonenshine, Baltimore Sun, 9 Feb. 2026
Jewish law assumes that human beings live in a web of impact.
—Rabbi Bruce D. Forman, Sun Sentinel, 3 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for human beings
Noun
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The house always wins Thaksin’s promise to improve the lives of the rural working classes, implement universal healthcare and subsidies for farmers earnt him a millions-strong following, particularly among his home base in the northeast.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
17 Feb. 2026
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Ellen Rudolph and her husband, Steve Lewis, were still trying to repair their Pacific Palisades home and rebuild their lives after last year’s fires when, two months later, the devastating news came.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Ten men were arrested from Colombia, Nicaragua, Panama and Ecuador.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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Jackson, who can quickly get inside to score, gives the team three big men, along with Lopez and rookie Yanic Konan Niederhauser, a luxury not many teams enjoy.—
Janis Carr,
Oc Register,
19 Feb. 2026
Noun
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In the past few months, however, things have changed.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
17 Feb. 2026
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There’s something about studying real-life situations that have happened and then creating and imagining into this fictional kind of characterization of things.—
Leigh Nordstrom,
Footwear News,
17 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The three guys off the bench came from Louisville, Gonzaga and Washington.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Feb. 2026
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You guys really seem to enjoy all the awards-season hoopla.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Our status as creatures of God confers on us certain rights that can’t be handed over as part of the social contract, rights that are at once natural and inalienable.—
Christopher Beha,
New Yorker,
14 Feb. 2026
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Take a walk along one to spot the creatures that rely on it, and dip your feet in on a hot day to feel what heaven feels like.—
Becky Bartkowski,
AZCentral.com,
14 Feb. 2026
Noun
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According to one of the individuals familiar with the situation, Kimmel was prepared to deliver his monologue the night he was taken off the air and had planned to address the right-wing backlash to his remarks.—
Dan Heching,
CNN Money,
18 Feb. 2026
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Because of the war in Ukraine, the IOC has allowed just a handful of Russian athletes to compete at the Milan Cortina Games as neutral individuals but no teams.—
Fernanda Figueroa,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Feb. 2026
Noun
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These special beings unite to try and discover their true evolutionary purpose while being watched and hunted by a dark group called the Whispers.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
14 Feb. 2026
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In the book, the dinosaurs ingest multivitamins that turn them into intelligent beings.—
Richard Sandomir,
New York Times,
10 Feb. 2026
Noun
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In the original 2009 movie, the Avatar program connects humans to Na'vi bodies.—
Sergio Pereira,
Space.com,
14 Feb. 2026
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Among other things, this reading taught me that atheists do hold beliefs, not just about morals and ethics but about how the world actually is and how humans fit into it.—
Christopher Beha,
New Yorker,
14 Feb. 2026
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“Human beings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/human%20beings. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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