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humankind

noun

ˈhyü-mən-ˌkīnd

Definition of humankind

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human beings in general all humankind shares the desire for peace

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the human race perhaps someday humankind will find the key that unlocks the mystery of the universe

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Recent Examples of humankind Despite being trained on the glorious quirks of humankind’s creative canon, the models push our ersatz artistic output into a bland, muddled middle ground. — Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 19 Aug. 2026 Combining archival and original footage, and blurring the categories of documentary essay and the poetic avant-garde, Pelechian’s visionary works revolve around a grand recurring theme of humankind’s tumultuous relationship to the natural world. — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 18 Aug. 2026 Essex believes mutants are now the superior species, while Trask sees them as an existential threat to humankind. — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Aug. 2026 An open question is whether all of humankind will reap the benefits of space, as the Outer Space Treaty asks. — Marissa E. Yingling, The Conversation, 12 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for humankind

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Sagittarius November 22 – December 21 A bigger world is calling, but the unread messages aren’t going anywhere.

— Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 7 Sep. 2026
In 2025, World Tennis, the sport’s world governing body, changed the rules, allowing it essentially everywhere.

— Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026

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Come for the deep dive into mankind’s favorite building material, stay for his detours into everything from Hallmark screenwriting tropes to the lost Yuletide recordings of the late DMX.

— A.A. Dowd, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2026
Now, as then, the world is churning over the identities of peoples and nations based on either ethnicity and religion or the values and rights inherent in all mankind.

— Kurt Shillinger, Christian Science Monitor, 4 Sep. 2026

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Zumthor’s buildings, in my book, speak the language of believing in a better version of humanity.

— Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2026
Every so often, the British writer-director Mike Leigh makes a movie in which the stars — and the tartly casual dramatic scenes — line up, coalescing into a full-on vision of prickly humanity.

— Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026

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