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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
More broadly, our respondents are all Americans and community members who share a common humanity.
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Justin Angle, The Conversation, 6 Jan. 2026
Diplomacy worked for decades, mainly because of an understanding that avoiding nuclear war was essential to humanity’s future.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
Half of humanity already lives under water stress, and there’s no architecture to manage it.
—Ian Bremmer, Time, 6 Jan. 2026
In a distant future where Earth is dying, humanity pins its hopes on finding a habitable home amongst the stars.
—Alan Bradley, Space.com, 5 Jan. 2026
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Justin Angle, The Conversation, 6 Jan. 2026
Diplomacy worked for decades, mainly because of an understanding that avoiding nuclear war was essential to humanity’s future.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
Half of humanity already lives under water stress, and there’s no architecture to manage it.
—Ian Bremmer, Time, 6 Jan. 2026
In a distant future where Earth is dying, humanity pins its hopes on finding a habitable home amongst the stars.
—Alan Bradley, Space.com, 5 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for humanity
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Wrought Studio Lawandra Modern Upholstered Swivel Storage Chair To the naked eye, this may seem like a typical upholstered chair, but there’s one sneaky detail that makes a world of difference.—
Ali Faccenda,
PEOPLE,
12 Jan. 2026
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The Sassanid Persian coins reflect the far-reaching ties that China had with the known world.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Jan. 2026
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For months afterward, kindness arrived in unexpected forms — neighbors bringing food, strangers offering furniture, friends calling daily.—
Jonathan Taplin,
Rolling Stone,
7 Jan. 2026
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Does their lack of kindness grant you permission to respond with equal insensitivity or even cruelty?—
Michael Isaacson,
Sun Sentinel,
6 Jan. 2026
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The black version brings strong Canucks flying skate vibes, which are the highest jersey vibes known to mankind.—
Sean Gentille,
New York Times,
3 Jan. 2026
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Assassin’s Creed is described as a high-octane thriller centered on the secret war between two shadowy factions — one set on determining mankind’s future through control and manipulation, while the other fights to preserve free will.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
2 Jan. 2026
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Lilleaas shares her character’s sympathy for the inability of different generations to connect.—
Tim Grierson,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Jan. 2026
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No sympathy for Maduro Maduro, the ruthless dictator arrested with his wife and flown to New York for trial, deserves no sympathy.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
5 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,
7 Jan. 2026
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Infected but otherwise healthy pets can be carriers and infect other animals or humans.—
Michele Laufik,
Martha Stewart,
6 Jan. 2026
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Similarly, unhoused patients are either sources of spectacle (the first season’s man with rats nesting in his clothing) or figures whose primary function is to showcase the nurses’ compassion.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
6 Jan. 2026
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With the perfect blend of dark humor and compassion for her characters, Schumacher writes of the absurdity of the human experience.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Jan. 2026
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Kipling City Pack Backpack Pocket space is at the very heart of this backpack’s design, which has over five different compartments on the interior and exterior.—
Michelle Baricevic,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Jan. 2026
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What the museum dream team did not see was the pain in our hearts about this jail.—
Dorothy Jenkins Fields,
Miami Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Humanity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/humanity. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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