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human beings in general
all humanity can learn from this tragedy
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Recent Examples of humanities
Lin pushed back against suggestions that humanities and social sciences are becoming irrelevant in the AI era, arguing instead that judgment, ethics and aesthetic sensitivity are becoming more important as tools grow more powerful.
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 20 Dec. 2025
Seneca’s and Cicero’s invocations of humanitas were as double-edged as our own talk of the humanities, pointing at once to a body of knowledge and to a moral choice that learning might inspire.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2025
Apple’s late cofounder Steve Jobs had long echoed that sentiment—famously saying the combination of technology with liberal arts and humanities was quintessential to success.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 18 Nov. 2025
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.
—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
Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 20 Dec. 2025
Seneca’s and Cicero’s invocations of humanitas were as double-edged as our own talk of the humanities, pointing at once to a body of knowledge and to a moral choice that learning might inspire.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2025
Apple’s late cofounder Steve Jobs had long echoed that sentiment—famously saying the combination of technology with liberal arts and humanities was quintessential to success.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 18 Nov. 2025
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.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for humanities
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Heather Chenille Jute Rug This rug offers the best of both worlds—made of 70% naturally-rustic jute and 30% velvety-soft rayon.—
Quincy Bulin,
Better Homes & Gardens,
16 Jan. 2026
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Viewers are expected to be familiar with these worlds and their codes without the need for explanation or exposition.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Jan. 2026
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Throughout the book, Adina sends faxes attempting to explain humans to her superiors on Planet Cricket Rice.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Jan. 2026
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This article was generated by the Bay Area Home Report Bot, software that analyzes home sales or other data and creates an article based on a template created by humans.—
Bay Area Home Report,
Mercury News,
14 Jan. 2026
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National and international publics relate directly to these leaders, who set the tone for international relations with their actions, their statements, and their preferences.—
MICHAEL KIMMAGE,
Foreign Affairs,
8 Dec. 2025
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But on the other hand, the mindset to invest in publics and privates is different.—
Leslie Picker,
CNBC,
4 Dec. 2025
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The detention of at least five men in and around Minneapolis has sparked an outcry among Native American groups about Indigenous people being racially profiled as undocumented immigrants by federal immigration agents.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
16 Jan. 2026
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She’s been in business since the ’90s, and men honestly don’t have that many places to shop.—
Hannah Howard,
Midwest Living,
15 Jan. 2026
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Over the course of 10 successful games, Kratos vanquished mortals, creatures, and gods alike.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
16 Jan. 2026
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Suddenly though, Artemis had to cut off this fling, because gods and goddesses were not supposed to have romances with mortals.—
Mike Lynch,
Twin Cities,
11 Jan. 2026
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Parallel societies in certain urban areas and rising violent crime statistics linked to some migrant cohorts in countries such as Sweden and Germany led to the dramatic rise of populist and patriotic parties across the continent, from France to Italy to the Netherlands.—
Daniel Ross Goodman,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Jan. 2026
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Freedom from fear mattered because frightened societies are easily manipulated.—
Philip Martin,
Washington Post,
7 Jan. 2026
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One of the things that this tax would do is increase significantly the cost of folks who are doing that.—
Lori Weisberg,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Jan. 2026
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Pop-up tent campers are an easy, but still economical, camping solution for those latter folks.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
21 Jan. 2026
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“Humanities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/humanities. Accessed 23 Jan. 2026.
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