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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
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Israel knows women and babies were tortured, burned and posed in inhuman ways for one reason — to frighten.—
Boston Herald editorial staff,
Boston Herald,
22 Mar. 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,
12 Mar. 2026
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Improving robot performance By combining Agile Robots’ hardware and AI systems with Google DeepMind’s Gemini Robotics foundation models, the firms aim to improve robotic performance through real-world deployment, data collection, model training, and continuous iteration.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Mar. 2026
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Robots are a long way from being able to accomplish the full range of tasks that a human can do, but prioritizing robotic activities could lower the exposure that people have to the hazards of space.—
Scott Solomon,
The Conversation,
27 Mar. 2026
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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 1 Apr. 2026.
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