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Recent Examples of humanely
The mountain lion was later safely and humanely tranquilized by a biologist with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW), with assistance from wildlife officers and local law enforcement, according to NBC4 and the California Statewide Law Enforcement Association.
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Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 9 June 2026
Trapped tegus are humanely euthanized, and their diet and reproductive status are documented at Georgia Southern.
—Christopher Harris, CBS News, 4 June 2026
The next era of American justice must balance these truths carefully and humanely.
—Ana Zamora, Time, 3 June 2026
There’s a long stretch of the episode dedicated to the actual process of putting the cattle down, as safely and humanely as possible.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 29 May 2026
To find out more, the researchers humanely excised additional fragments from the feet, main body and tentacles of the marine animals and ran a number of lab experiments in untreated seawater.
—Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 28 May 2026
Clover Sonoma markets its milk, yogurt and cheese products as humanely sourced and environmentally sound.
—Susanne Rust
follow, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
One of the oldest lions in the country was humanely euthanized on Thursday, May 7, the National Zoo announced.
—Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 8 May 2026
The process of finding and deporting criminals who are here illegally should be managed aggressively, efficiently and humanely, seeking the cooperation of all Americans to help identify them.
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 9 June 2026
Trapped tegus are humanely euthanized, and their diet and reproductive status are documented at Georgia Southern.
—Christopher Harris, CBS News, 4 June 2026
The next era of American justice must balance these truths carefully and humanely.
—Ana Zamora, Time, 3 June 2026
There’s a long stretch of the episode dedicated to the actual process of putting the cattle down, as safely and humanely as possible.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 29 May 2026
To find out more, the researchers humanely excised additional fragments from the feet, main body and tentacles of the marine animals and ran a number of lab experiments in untreated seawater.
—Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 28 May 2026
Clover Sonoma markets its milk, yogurt and cheese products as humanely sourced and environmentally sound.
—Susanne Rust
follow, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
One of the oldest lions in the country was humanely euthanized on Thursday, May 7, the National Zoo announced.
—Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 8 May 2026
The process of finding and deporting criminals who are here illegally should be managed aggressively, efficiently and humanely, seeking the cooperation of all Americans to help identify them.
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for humanely
Adverb
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Duplan was, charitably, a poor leader.—
Theo Baker,
The Atlantic,
24 Apr. 2026
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The new Beaches is most charitably viewed as an oldies act for a movie.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
22 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Voting is, arguably, also an altruistically motivated act.—
Femida Handy,
The Conversation,
27 Apr. 2026
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Voting is, arguably, also an altruistically motivated act.—
Sara Konrath,
Washington Post,
1 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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To be a builder is to be high agency, to contribute benevolently to society, to be the man in the arena.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
10 June 2026
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Vance Joseph tried outfitting himself in a modest tone, even if his unit hasn’t exactly acted benevolently toward its training camp counterpart.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
5 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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And one of those models that a lot of people, for a while, had some hope in was philanthropically minded billionaires who would see the value in what journalism was doing, and also have the capacity to remove it from the marketplace of capitalism, at least to a degree.—
Hanna Rosin,
The Atlantic,
5 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Coaches who, in the best cases (and there have been so many best cases) taught your kid to win magnanimously and lose graciously and compete whole-heartedly.—
Heidi Stevens,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Apr. 2026
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My For You page is a shrine to snatched young women magnanimously sharing their tips for taut faces.—
Georgia Casey,
Allure,
6 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Dumfries cut inside and unselfishly rolled it across for Inter captain Lautaro Martínez to score one of the easiest goals of his career, tapping it into an empty net from three yards out.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
13 May 2026
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Help us and give us strength with the same courage and bravery my brother had, to unselfishly serve our country well.—
Kyle Werner,
Des Moines Register,
5 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Wyck is obviously Widow’s Bay’s Quint, the veteran sea salt who takes no guff, drinks too much, and selflessly puts his life on the line.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
15 June 2026
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After hours of selflessly scrolling through Anthropologie, ASOS, Banana Republic, H&M, Mango, Nordstrom, Reformation, Shopbop, and Zara, these are my picks for expensive-looking wedding guest dresses to shop right now, starting at just $50.—
Natalie Cantell,
InStyle,
11 June 2026
Adverb
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Golden retrievers remained cheerfully oblivious as usual.—
Pat Beall,
Sun Sentinel,
12 June 2026
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Among other curiosities were Matthew Howard and Joseph Pereira cheerfully pulverizing Philip Glass’ Fantasy Concerto for Two Timpanists and Orchestra, as well as Boris Allakhverdyan suavely ghosting jazz legend Artie Shaw in his Clarinet Concerto.—
Classical Music Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2026
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“Humanely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/humanely. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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