nonhuman

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Recent Examples of nonhuman In Florida, raw milk can be sold only for nonhuman consumption, such as pet food, and containers of raw milk sold in the state must be clearly labeled that the raw milk is for animal consumption only. Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 5 Aug. 2025 The exhibition also includes more recent efforts to provide for nonhuman wants and needs, such as metal scaffolds for coral reefs, skyscrapers for birds, and playthings for octopodes. Jonathon Keats, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025 Guidelines, like the requirement of providing enrichment in enclosures, aim to better the lives of nonhuman primates. Madeline King, Kansas City Star, 29 July 2025 Soon, patients will have their blood sequenced to spot any nonhuman DNA that might signal an infectious disease. Dmitri Pavlichin, IEEE Spectrum, 22 Aug. 2018 See All Example Sentences for nonhuman
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonhuman
Adjective
  • United Nations human rights experts have said such agreements have left people stranded in faraway places, arbitrarily detained for years on end, and at risk of torture and other inhuman treatment.
    Juan A. Lozano, Chicago Tribune, 26 Aug. 2025
  • Basketball is a merciless taskmaster, demanding an almost inhuman tally of hours to perfect.
    Devon Henderson, Oc Register, 16 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • New rides like this one can cost $100 million, if not more, to create; incorporate LiDAR laser systems of the kind used on self-driving cars; and rely on robotic figures with thousands of moving parts.
    Bianca Bosker, The Atlantic, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Surprising to see also are the robotic milking machines the farm has invested in that help streamline milk production.
    Jim Clash, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • 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
  • 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 18 Sep. 2025.

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