as in people
a member of the human race
humans are the only mammals not endowed with a natural defense against the elements, such as fur or a thick hide
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Recent Examples of humans
The study found that among 528 species of mammals — including humans' closest relative the chimpanzee — females often have the advantage.
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Allison Aubrey, NPR, 6 Oct. 2025
Goodall in 1960 discovered that chimps made and used tools — characteristics that were long thought to be exclusive to humans.
—Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 6 Oct. 2025
The researchers then connected dots between scurfy mice and a disease in humans, called IPEX (immune dysregulation, polyendocrinopathy, enteropathy, X-linked).
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 6 Oct. 2025
Advertisement Intrigued by this puzzle, my team of researchers at Brown University, led by graduate student Alice Xia, ran a set of studies to understand how humans pull off this impressive feat.
—Oriel Feldmanhall, Time, 6 Oct. 2025
What users see is largely powered by AI—but on the backend of the system, humans are helping the models learn.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 6 Oct. 2025
These flying manipulators could be deployed in environments where sending humans is dangerous, such as disaster zones, high-rise maintenance, or industrial inspections.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 6 Oct. 2025
Historic data In 2024, California witnessed 8,011 fires caused by humans, as reported by NIFC, which burned 990,939 acres of wildland.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 5 Oct. 2025
All of this adds up to a complex mechanism that humans want to replicate in robots.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2025
Allison Aubrey, NPR, 6 Oct. 2025
Goodall in 1960 discovered that chimps made and used tools — characteristics that were long thought to be exclusive to humans.
—Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 6 Oct. 2025
The researchers then connected dots between scurfy mice and a disease in humans, called IPEX (immune dysregulation, polyendocrinopathy, enteropathy, X-linked).
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 6 Oct. 2025
Advertisement Intrigued by this puzzle, my team of researchers at Brown University, led by graduate student Alice Xia, ran a set of studies to understand how humans pull off this impressive feat.
—Oriel Feldmanhall, Time, 6 Oct. 2025
What users see is largely powered by AI—but on the backend of the system, humans are helping the models learn.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 6 Oct. 2025
These flying manipulators could be deployed in environments where sending humans is dangerous, such as disaster zones, high-rise maintenance, or industrial inspections.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 6 Oct. 2025
Historic data In 2024, California witnessed 8,011 fires caused by humans, as reported by NIFC, which burned 990,939 acres of wildland.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 5 Oct. 2025
All of this adds up to a complex mechanism that humans want to replicate in robots.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for humans
Noun
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The game asked children to order bunnylike creatures from shortest to tallest by clicking on their sneakers to swap their places.—
Celeste Kidd,
The Conversation,
3 Oct. 2025
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Guides aim to maintain at least a 100-meter (328-feet) buffer, but curious creatures don’t always comply.—
Susan Portnoy,
AFAR Media,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Salmon said his counselor suggested his attraction to men was his father’s fault because his job kept him away from home a lot, causing Salmon to identify more with his mother.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
5 Oct. 2025
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Once at the house, these men were confronted by Hansen and his camera crew and then arrested by local law enforcement.—
Naomi Fry,
New Yorker,
4 Oct. 2025
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Israel unleased a ferocious response that has claimed the lives of more then 67,000 Palestinians, most of them women and children.—
Greg Myre,
NPR,
9 Oct. 2025
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More than 6,800 buildings burned, and many are starting to rebuild their lives and businesses.—
Pilar Arias , Matt Finn , Bill Melugin,
FOXNews.com,
8 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Then, you guys are partnering with the Freestore Foodbank in October to fight childhood hunger?—
David Wysong,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
3 Oct. 2025
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The wild card Can Vegas’ top guys stay healthy?—
The Athletic NHL,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Kershaw may be in slightly new surroundings, but some things don’t change.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
4 Oct. 2025
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For more on the Dallas Cowboys and all things NFL, head over to Newsweek Sports.—
Reice Shipley,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Oct. 2025
Noun
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When in a group, space out to prevent the current from transferring between individuals.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Region tournaments took place earlier this week, during which several Nashville area teams and individuals earned the right to defend their titles from a season ago.—
Jacob Shames,
Nashville Tennessean,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Ka-young trusts her grandmother implicitly, and her grandmother has always told her that humans are inherently kind beings.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
3 Oct. 2025
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Despite some promising high-concept notions such as an intergalactic federation, mystic beings, parasitic species, a sentient interstellar craft, and Slipstream FTL quantum mechanics, seemingly inevitable creative differences arose as the show progressed.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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Neous Minimalist souls can always count on Neous for its seasonal dose of essential and refined accessories.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
8 Oct. 2025
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Families often scatter marigold petals in paths, decorate graves and cover ofrendas with the flowers to light their way for returning souls.—
Tiffany Acosta,
AZCentral.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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“Humans.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/humans. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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