humankinds

plural of humankind
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as in humanities
the human race perhaps someday humankind will find the key that unlocks the mystery of the universe

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Noun
  • Netflix had offered the best of both worlds—access to a nation-wide streaming audience, plus a level of theatrical play commensurate with what the movie would have received from a traditional art-house distributor anyway.
    Justin Chang, New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2025
  • For the best of both worlds, end the day with a couples massage by the beach.
    AFAR Media, AFAR Media, 27 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Thousands of its elementary students are currently reading with the platform, according to Jennifer Begley, the district’s director of humanities.
    Gordon Ebanks, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2025
  • But they should not be called empathy, and doctors should not accept skills training as a substitute for moral inquiry of the sort that the medical humanities offers.
    Rachel Pearson, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • When a spillover happens from animals to humans in any part of the world, when people travel, that virus can quickly spread.
    Alice Park, Time, 29 Sep. 2025
  • These newly aware companies’ high-speed trading of financial projects destroys the Earth itself, forcing humans to flee to the margins of the solar system.
    Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 29 Sep. 2025
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“Humankinds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/humankinds. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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