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One of the freakiest shoes in the history of mankind, Martin Margiela's Tabi shoe (born at his 1988 runway show) was inspired by the Japanese split-toe socks that date back to the 15th century.
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Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 24 Sep. 2025
Routh, who is representing himself, gave an opening statement on the history of mankind and current geopolitical conflicts before the judge ultimately cut him off.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2025
Russian Cosmism was a philosophical movement that emerged in the late 19th century and aimed to redefine mankind’s relationship with technology and progress.
—Tim Brinkhof, Big Think, 12 Sep. 2025
Wind turbines are already one of mankind’s most wonderfully strange creations, but here are six that stand out for being bold, beautiful, and just a little bit bizarre.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2025
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Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 24 Sep. 2025
Routh, who is representing himself, gave an opening statement on the history of mankind and current geopolitical conflicts before the judge ultimately cut him off.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2025
Russian Cosmism was a philosophical movement that emerged in the late 19th century and aimed to redefine mankind’s relationship with technology and progress.
—Tim Brinkhof, Big Think, 12 Sep. 2025
Wind turbines are already one of mankind’s most wonderfully strange creations, but here are six that stand out for being bold, beautiful, and just a little bit bizarre.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mankind
Noun
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On the chopping block are many humanities majors—like French, German, Italian, Russian, Classics, African American Literature, Latin-Latino American Studies, Middle Eastern Studies, Modern Jewish Studies, and Religion.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
6 Oct. 2025
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My purpose is to define and to deliver my vision of beauty, but related to our times and to this house, so keeping the codes of the house, like disruption, creativity, adding probably humanity and couture as culture, but trying to do a reconciliation with everything that’s been done before.—
Miles Socha,
Footwear News,
4 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Researchers treated 12-month-old mice (similar to a 60-year-old human) with the nanoparticles and monitored the animals’ behavior and memory over several months.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Oct. 2025
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The study found that among 528 species of mammals — including humans' closest relative the chimpanzee — females often have the advantage.—
Allison Aubrey,
NPR,
6 Oct. 2025
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“Mankind.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mankind. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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