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Recent Examples of nonhuman
Researchers are also studying the potential benefit of remdesivir -- the intravenous medication used to treat COVID-19 -- which has been shown to work well in nonhuman primates with Nipah virus.
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Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 29 Jan. 2026
In my graduate training, I was taught to avoid anthropomorphizing animal research subjects – to resist the temptation to project human thoughts and emotions onto nonhuman minds, because human brains likely contribute to uniquely human cognitive and emotional experiences.
—Kelly Lambert, Fortune, 16 Jan. 2026
They will always be seen as nonhuman objects.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 16 Jan. 2026
The drug also performed well in animal models, including mice and nonhuman primates, and showed no major safety concerns in an early human trial.
—New Atlas, 29 Dec. 2025
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Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 29 Jan. 2026
In my graduate training, I was taught to avoid anthropomorphizing animal research subjects – to resist the temptation to project human thoughts and emotions onto nonhuman minds, because human brains likely contribute to uniquely human cognitive and emotional experiences.
—Kelly Lambert, Fortune, 16 Jan. 2026
They will always be seen as nonhuman objects.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 16 Jan. 2026
The drug also performed well in animal models, including mice and nonhuman primates, and showed no major safety concerns in an early human trial.
—New Atlas, 29 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonhuman
Adjective
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Her feelings transformed her to become a monster, an inhuman creature.—
Destiny Jackson,
Deadline,
27 Feb. 2026
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Come for the gothic majesty, stay for Elordi’s stunning and emotive performance as the Creature tries to be human in an inhuman world.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
24 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Betts thought all the assistive tools and apps on the market sounded too robotic.—
Meghan Schiller,
CBS News,
6 Mar. 2026
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The robotic arm, known as Canadarm, was used to deploy, maneuver, and capture payloads for the astronauts.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
5 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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So, yeah, there are Muslim terrorists, but they are also shown as people with lives and interests and not subhuman villains, which, umm, could’ve been worse.—
Jesse David Fox,
Vulture,
30 July 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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“Nonhuman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonhuman. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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