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Recent Examples of nonhuman
The criterion of self-consciousness, meanwhile, is of no use for the practical task of distinguishing between human and nonhuman digital activity.
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Andrey Mir, Big Think, 31 Mar. 2026
De Waal, a Dutch primatologist who taught at Emory University and was a director at the Yerkes National Primate Research Center, challenged a number of assumptions about nonhuman primates.
—Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
While this involves relationships between humans, human and nonhuman, nonhuman amongst each other, it is also felt in long-term impacts.
—Diana Arterian, Literary Hub, 2 Mar. 2026
Japanese snow monkeys, formally known as Japanese macaques (Macaca fuscata), are native to Japan and are the northernmost-living nonhuman primates in the world.
—Joshua Mellin, Travel + Leisure, 27 Feb. 2026
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Andrey Mir, Big Think, 31 Mar. 2026
De Waal, a Dutch primatologist who taught at Emory University and was a director at the Yerkes National Primate Research Center, challenged a number of assumptions about nonhuman primates.
—Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
While this involves relationships between humans, human and nonhuman, nonhuman amongst each other, it is also felt in long-term impacts.
—Diana Arterian, Literary Hub, 2 Mar. 2026
Japanese snow monkeys, formally known as Japanese macaques (Macaca fuscata), are native to Japan and are the northernmost-living nonhuman primates in the world.
—Joshua Mellin, Travel + Leisure, 27 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonhuman
Adjective
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The power of his work resides not in ideological argument or moral screed but in the observation of characters struggling to maintain their humanity in an inhuman system.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Apr. 2026
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This is the palette of the machine-made, that which is inhuman, and Duchamp would drive the point home in Coffee Mill (1911), a tiny painting of a grinder that expels a cascade of brown beans.—
Alex Greenberger,
ARTnews.com,
8 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Intuitive Surgical also conflicts with our recent initiation of Johnson & Johnson, which is seeking to enter the robotic surgery market.—
Paulina Likos,
CNBC,
17 Apr. 2026
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In 2012, Lomas became the first person to complete the London Marathon by wearing a robotic suit to help her walk.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
16 Apr. 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 21 Apr. 2026.
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