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as in kindness
the capacity for feeling for another's unhappiness or misfortune
a country known for the humanity of its liberal immigration policy
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Recent Examples of humanity
The setting features a humanity that’s made it to the stars.
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Rob Wieland, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
Cancer, a disease that doesn’t discriminate and spares no one from its reach, has long been one of humanity’s greatest adversaries.
—Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 27 Apr. 2025
Related Articles Grading The Week: Gabe Landeskog’s comeback renewed our faith in humanity.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 27 Apr. 2025
Brooker takes advantage of the comic brilliance that comes from Rae, Jones, and Ross, and puts them in mental dilemmas that test their connections to their own humanity.
—Malik Peay, Essence, 17 Apr. 2025
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Rob Wieland, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
Cancer, a disease that doesn’t discriminate and spares no one from its reach, has long been one of humanity’s greatest adversaries.
—Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 27 Apr. 2025
Related Articles Grading The Week: Gabe Landeskog’s comeback renewed our faith in humanity.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 27 Apr. 2025
Brooker takes advantage of the comic brilliance that comes from Rae, Jones, and Ross, and puts them in mental dilemmas that test their connections to their own humanity.
—Malik Peay, Essence, 17 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for humanity
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During her years in the professional fighting world, she was lured into the ring on more than one occasion.—
Michael Collins,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2025
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The changes have so far earned a stamp of approval from MCU studio honchos, who reportedly were looking for Schreier to shake things up in the Marvel movie world.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
28 Apr. 2025
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At the time of publication, the video of her efforts has been watched over 228,000 times, with users flocking to offer words of kindness in the comments section.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Apr. 2025
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Becky’s independence, kindness, determination and beauty will live on through her forever.—
Becca Longmire,
People.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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Hanni’s Water Balm Mist was made precisely for people who don’t want to lather on lotion.—
Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
28 Apr. 2025
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The crowd, estimated by Italian police at 200,000, included many young people, some of whom had planned to visit Rome before the death of Francis on April 21.—
John Bacon,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2025
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Dutton's hardline rhetoric, including sympathy for Trump's style of politics and calls for closer ties with like-minded nationalist leaders, has unnerved moderate voters.—
Mohammed Soliman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Apr. 2025
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Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr, issued a statement expressing sympathy with the victims and their families.—
ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Time,
27 Apr. 2025
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Tumor samples obtained from Phase I clinical trials were then used to probe its effectiveness in humans, with these experiments validating the earlier findings.—
Nick Lavars,
New Atlas,
26 Apr. 2025
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It's long been the stuff of science fiction: humans achieving immortality by uploading their consciousness into a silicon virtual paradise, ruled over by a benevolent super-intelligent AI.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
25 Apr. 2025
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Walmart trains managers to operate with compassion in all customer and employee interactions.—
Tom Rogers,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Apr. 2025
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They were being remembered Tuesday for their humor and compassion.—
Whitney Wild, Jason Hanna and Taylor Romine,
CNN Money,
29 Apr. 2025
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Yellows 1, 2, 3 and 4: Were all banned in 1959 after they were potentially linked to lesions and heart damage.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
24 Apr. 2025
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For a lot of kids, playing FNF at its peak—before development stalled, before mods went awry—seems to hold a special place in their hearts.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
23 Apr. 2025
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“Humanity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/humanity. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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