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all humanity can learn from this tragedy
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Recent Examples of humanities
Some instructors, particularly in the humanities, told Claybaugh they’ve been forced to shorten reading lists and assign lighter material in response to student complaints.
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Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 29 Oct. 2025
The humanities program will work with the arts board's Folk & Traditional Arts Apprenticeship program to train master and apprentice Wisconsin folk artists in planning and producing public programs that showcase and contextualize cultural traditions, stories and histories.
—Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 27 Oct. 2025
Other accolades go to trailblazers in arts, literature, social sciences, communication and humanities, technical and scientific research, international cooperation, and concord, per Duke University.
—Kelsey Stewart, Footwear News, 25 Oct. 2025
The revival of the classics and humanities is essential to this moral renaissance.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Matthew Reznicek is an associate professor of medical humanities at the University of Minnesota.
—Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2025
TikTok’s algorithm started swamping me with humanities grad students of varying cogency.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 17 Oct. 2025
American literacy is also declining alongside the decay of humanities funding, and that’s been going on since the Regan Era.
—Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2025
Thousands of its elementary students are currently reading with the platform, according to Jennifer Begley, the district’s director of humanities.
—Gordon Ebanks, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2025
Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 29 Oct. 2025
The humanities program will work with the arts board's Folk & Traditional Arts Apprenticeship program to train master and apprentice Wisconsin folk artists in planning and producing public programs that showcase and contextualize cultural traditions, stories and histories.
—Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 27 Oct. 2025
Other accolades go to trailblazers in arts, literature, social sciences, communication and humanities, technical and scientific research, international cooperation, and concord, per Duke University.
—Kelsey Stewart, Footwear News, 25 Oct. 2025
The revival of the classics and humanities is essential to this moral renaissance.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Matthew Reznicek is an associate professor of medical humanities at the University of Minnesota.
—Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2025
TikTok’s algorithm started swamping me with humanities grad students of varying cogency.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 17 Oct. 2025
American literacy is also declining alongside the decay of humanities funding, and that’s been going on since the Regan Era.
—Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2025
Thousands of its elementary students are currently reading with the platform, according to Jennifer Begley, the district’s director of humanities.
—Gordon Ebanks, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for humanities
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The annual fundraising event, presented by Gucci, benefits the historic museum, and brought together figures from across the fashion, art, film, and music worlds.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
2 Nov. 2025
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The moon is glimmering, the veil between worlds is thin and there’s an air of mischief lingering in the shadows.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
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These additives are turning up everywhere, from air and water to soil, and are suspected endocrine disruptors that interfere with hormones in humans and animals.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Nov. 2025
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Not as a gimmick, but to automate reporting, clean messy data, and flag compliance risks, freeing up humans for strategy, supplier engagement, and culture change.—
Gus Bartholomew,
Sourcing Journal,
3 Nov. 2025
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Graduates earn a median income of $90,900 after three years, which rises to $170,100 20 years out—the highest median salary of the top 25 publics.—
Fiona Riley,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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Unlike democratic politicians who must constantly justify their actions to skeptical publics and hostile media, autocrats like Putin and Kim arrive at these summits with clear, patient, long-term objectives.—
Bobby Ghosh,
Time,
16 Aug. 2025
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Just over a week later, two men, Destry Jones, 20, and Damien Hinson, 18, were arrested in connection with the incident.—
Liam Quinn,
PEOPLE,
26 Oct. 2025
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Recent research suggests that young men in low-income communities are particularly affected by financial consequences tied to sports gambling.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
25 Oct. 2025
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That plan goes badly, resulting in Gabriel being banished to Earth to reside among us mortals.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
18 Oct. 2025
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There’s a cosmogony in which the world is fashioned from the corpse of a slain giant or a protohuman, and another in which a hero, Prometheus-style, steals fire from the gods and gives it to mortals.—
Manvir Singh,
New Yorker,
13 Oct. 2025
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The transformation of how humans exchange ideas, tell stories, develop relationships, conduct business, and organize societies.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Oct. 2025
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Her primary areas of study are hunter-gather societies, technological change, and human-material interactions most broadly.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
28 Oct. 2025
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Russell is excited for folks to check it out and have good time with the no-frills, right down-the-middle horror picture.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 Oct. 2025
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If younger and healthier folks drop out due to rising costs, premiums could grow even faster and there could be less competition with fewer enrollees.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Humanities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/humanities. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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