mankind

as in humanity
the human race all of mankind stands to gain if world peace is ever achieved

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Recent Examples of mankind The document stresses that the fruits of AI should benefit mankind globally and advocates for a governance system coordinated through the United Nations. Brendan Ahern, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025 The deepest malice for mankind causes one to venerate Hitler. Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 16 Aug. 2025 In between chunks of death raining down on major cities, Bruce Willis leads a team of astronauts into battle against an enormous rock ready to kill all of mankind. Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 14 Aug. 2025 No other army in the history of mankind has warned the people of an impending attack, urging the civilians to leave. Rabbi Steve Roth, Sun Sentinel, 4 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for mankind
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Noun
  • While detailing the first in-person meeting between her and Rodríguez, Pascal spoke about the specific rhetoric that trans actors sometimes come up against, which is that trans actors should connect with trans subjects based solely on identity, rather than the many other aspects of their humanity.
    Mathew Rodriguez, Them., 15 Sep. 2025
  • The way humanity finally got to the level of ChatGPT was not by comprehending intelligence well enough to craft an intelligent mind.
    Nate Soares, The Atlantic, 15 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • That requires humans to choose regeneration over extraction.
    Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • The photo, shared to the r/Weird community, shows two distinct sets of small prints, eerily human-like, with long fingers, smudged onto a black shelf beneath rows of art and history books.
    Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025

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“Mankind.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mankind. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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