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 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 Disaster is in the rearview, and mankind has been somewhat successful in rebuilding, establishing frontier town settlements where life continues even if living conditions aren’t ideal. Hazlitt, 23 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for mankind
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Noun
  • This will lead to a total loss of human control and the potential end of humanity.
    Dev Patnaik, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • There are those participants who safeguard their humanity amid such high stakes (like Cooper Hoffman's Garraty and David Jonsson's McVries) and those who succumb to the temptations of the game (like Charlie Plummer's Barkovitch).
    Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Sep. 2025
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  • The team behind the research noted that many of these genes are tied to developmental delay, which may have played a role in the slower pace of postnatal brain growth in humans compared to chimpanzees.
    Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
  • And both are known to carry parasites that can hurt humans.
    Wesley Bruer, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025

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“Mankind.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mankind. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.

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