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Recent Examples of humankind
His restraint suits a story in which machine-kind and humankind begin to feel shrink-wrapped together, the ghosts belabored by increasing social pressure, the humans jolted by high-voltage wires.
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Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2026
Music therapy seeks to tap into that innate characteristic of humankind.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
The springs that motivate humankind to assume parenthood are deep and abiding.
—Literary Hub, 21 Jan. 2026
To save humankind, a geophysicist living with early-onset Alzheimer’s is recruited to investigate the vast void swallowing the oceans.
—Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 9 Jan. 2026
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Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2026
Music therapy seeks to tap into that innate characteristic of humankind.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
The springs that motivate humankind to assume parenthood are deep and abiding.
—Literary Hub, 21 Jan. 2026
To save humankind, a geophysicist living with early-onset Alzheimer’s is recruited to investigate the vast void swallowing the oceans.
—Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 9 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for humankind
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The game has cultivated a fanbase that is generally kind and patient, increasingly rare qualities in the gaming world, and online more broadly.—
Jacqui Palumbo,
CNN Money,
26 Feb. 2026
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Time spent with spouses, partners and close friends might expand your world.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
26 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Your legacy will continue to move millions toward justice for all mankind.—
Veronica Ortega,
CBS News,
17 Feb. 2026
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The text provides governance for international space law and says the use of outer space shall be carried out for the benefit and in the interests of all countries and shall be the province of all mankind.—
Ashleigh Fields,
The Hill,
10 Feb. 2026
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At this exclusive, high-energy event, the world’s most innovative leaders will convene to explore how AI, humanity, and strategy converge to redefine, again, the future of work.—
Mae Anderson,
Fortune,
28 Feb. 2026
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Elsewhere in the night, Church embraced humanity in other ways.—
Jake Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 Feb. 2026
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“Humankind.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/humankind. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.
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