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Recent Examples of nonhuman
There is no equivalent in English, which has no word for a place that encompasses both human and nonhuman habitation.
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María Carri, Artforum, 16 Apr. 2026
How realistic was the portrayal of communication between a human and a creature with nonhuman speech?
—Tara Haelle, NPR, 12 Apr. 2026
Ethical questions surrounding the creation of religious AI platforms are among the reasons beingAI’s founder Jeanne Lim has not released its AI named Emi Jido — a nonhuman Buddhist priest — after years of training and development.
—ABC News, 10 Apr. 2026
Despite the geopolitical and financial constraints, the sea-level canal studies employed hundreds of researchers who increased knowledge of the isthmus and its human and nonhuman inhabitants.
—The Conversation, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2026
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María Carri, Artforum, 16 Apr. 2026
How realistic was the portrayal of communication between a human and a creature with nonhuman speech?
—Tara Haelle, NPR, 12 Apr. 2026
Ethical questions surrounding the creation of religious AI platforms are among the reasons beingAI’s founder Jeanne Lim has not released its AI named Emi Jido — a nonhuman Buddhist priest — after years of training and development.
—ABC News, 10 Apr. 2026
Despite the geopolitical and financial constraints, the sea-level canal studies employed hundreds of researchers who increased knowledge of the isthmus and its human and nonhuman inhabitants.
—The Conversation, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonhuman
Adjective
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There’s not a microgesture in Wilson’s work that isn’t scored, yet the composition is never predictable, never inhuman.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
1 May 2026
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To drag a man in fetters into the grand illuminated temple of liberty, and call upon him to join you in joyous anthems, were inhuman mockery and sacrilegious irony.—
Jeremy Mennis,
The Conversation,
1 May 2026
Adjective
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Raspberry Pi powers the robotic alien A Raspberry Pi 5 sits at the heart of the robot, connected to a PCA9685 HAT that controls the servo motors and movement.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
8 May 2026
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Alongside the crew landers, dozens of robotic and cargo landings will deliver payloads to scout for a future Moon base and demonstrate technologies for larger vehicles, mining and resource utilization, and sustained operations during the two-week-long lunar night.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
6 May 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 11 May. 2026.
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