humanities

plural of humanity
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as in humans
the human race in Greek mythology, the gods display many of the weaknesses of humanity, such as jealousy, foolishness, and greed

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Recent Examples of humanities 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 But they should not be called empathy, and doctors should not accept skills training as a substitute for moral inquiry of the sort that the medical humanities offers. Rachel Pearson, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025 Padley studied classics and history at Baylor University, worked with the Hertog Institute as a political studies fellow and a humanities program facilitator. Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 7 Sep. 2025 Previously, people created knowledge about their world, but there were not strict boundaries between what are now called the humanities, such as history, English and philosophy, and the sciences, including biology, chemistry and physics. Sara Giordano, The Conversation, 4 Sep. 2025 Interested applicants don’t always need to have business courses under their belt, either; schools are willing to take applicants with science, engineering, humanities, and social sciences backgrounds. Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for humanities
Noun
  • Amid the drafting tables and miniature models, Carter not only honed his technical skills but also absorbed how seasoned designers build worlds from scratch.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 19 Oct. 2025
  • His album, Comfort in Chaos is a lens into his personal journey of bridging his public and private worlds.
    Jessica Coacci, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • That’s a generalization, whereas in reality, humans are extremely multifaceted and can be so many things.
    Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Secluded in his mansion with his wife (and sister) Katrin (Monique van Vooren), their two voyeuristic children, and his nebbish assistant Otto (Arno Jürging), Baron Frankenstein builds a male and female creature to procreate a new species of powerful and pure humans.
    Rory Doherty, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • That plan goes badly, resulting in Gabriel being banished to Earth to reside among us mortals.
    Tim Grierson, Vulture, 18 Oct. 2025
  • 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
Noun
  • It’s rooted in a belief system that distrusts institutions — government health agencies, vaccine makers, medical societies and others — on the premise that those institutions seek only money and control.
    Audrey Dutton, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Taíno societies were matrilineal in their descent, meaning that women could be chiefs and that power was transferred from the chief’s mother’s relatives.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • After news hit of Ozer’s Safehaven embezzlement indictment in 2024, Ozer spent months reassuring folks that the charges were all going to go away.
    Steve Belanger, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Curated by the same folks who present the Oscars, the museum, which opened in 2021, showcases rare props, iconic costumes, and original scripts through meticulous, behind-the-scenes exhibits that reveal how movies are made.
    Sophie-Claire Hoeller, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2025

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