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Recent Examples of nonhuman
According to a new paper published in the journal Current Biology, the observational data is the first evidence of the sharing of alcoholic foods among nonhuman great apes in the wild.
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Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 21 Apr. 2025
Rather than merely illustrating corporate omnipotence, Vara exposes the fragility of the technology itself: a nonhuman force that still depends on humanity—and is unable to encompass it.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2025
The researchers have tested the technique only in nonhuman animals, but the bulk of the tools work across mammal species and would likely work in humans, too.
—Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 2 June 2025
Today, one in three Americans continue to reject the idea that humans evolved from nonhuman animals, and surveys show that resistance to evolution is significantly higher in the U.S. than in Europe or Japan.
—Dan Falk, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 May 2025
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Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 21 Apr. 2025
Rather than merely illustrating corporate omnipotence, Vara exposes the fragility of the technology itself: a nonhuman force that still depends on humanity—and is unable to encompass it.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2025
The researchers have tested the technique only in nonhuman animals, but the bulk of the tools work across mammal species and would likely work in humans, too.
—Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 2 June 2025
Today, one in three Americans continue to reject the idea that humans evolved from nonhuman animals, and surveys show that resistance to evolution is significantly higher in the U.S. than in Europe or Japan.
—Dan Falk, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonhuman
Adjective
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In our show, the thing is that our villains suffer not from being inhuman, but being too human.—
Yvonne Villarreal,
Los Angeles Times,
27 May 2025
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That difficult Apostolic Journey was a balm on the open wounds of the Iraqi people, who had suffered so much from the inhuman actions of ISIS.—
ABC NEWS,
ABC News,
26 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The robotic mission proceeded normally until April 1, when the spacecraft detected a drop in pressure inside the line that feeds xenon fuel to its four thrusters.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
21 June 2025
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In a recording of a telephone call heard by CNN, a person outside of Iran hoping to hear their friend’s voice on the other line, was instead met with a robotic voice.—
Sophie Tanno,
CNN Money,
21 June 2025
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Yes, but: They were largely treated as subhuman and even lynched across the U.S. Here are five legal challenges that proved pivotal in demanding equality.—
Shawna Chen,
Axios,
22 May 2025
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Then a twist of fate and tragedy casts the subhuman nature of this treatment in a fresh light, and Alma, with a terrible new understanding, does what grown women for time immemorial have done.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
14 May 2025
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“Nonhuman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonhuman. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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