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Recent Examples of subhuman The individuals and groups committing these acts are subhuman. Bobby Zirkin, Baltimore Sun, 24 Feb. 2025 Yet today’s LLMs are distinctly subhuman in their ability to absorb and understand large quantities of information. Ars Technica, 20 Dec. 2024 Cinematographers Alejandro Chávez and Trevor Roach shoot the underworld where the victims work and live with limited light sources creating a drab, oppressive environment that highlight the subhuman conditions they are subjected to. Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 30 Aug. 2024 Others, including Gali, say the term took on a darker tone that denigrates Native women, relegating them to a subhuman stature. Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2024 See All Example Sentences for subhuman
Recent Examples of Synonyms for subhuman
Adjective
  • But Hunter is larger than Strus, can man more brute opponents and churned out one of the more versatile shooting seasons of 2024-25.
    Fred Katz, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Perhaps above all, the film demonstrates that Kerr, in spite of his brute force in the ring, is a vulnerable guy looking for love and attention.
    David Sims, The Atlantic, 9 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • For more than 40 years, the person responsible for the brutal rape and murder of a 16-year-old girl on Long Island has eluded capture.
    Lauren del Valle, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Behind him, officials key to his brutal rule made a mass exodus, virtually undetected.
    Danny Makki, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • For example, in Ecuador’s Galápagos Islands, invasive species like rats and feral cats are considered one of the main causes of extinctions, including to the islands’ famous birds.
    Jessica Beaudette, The Conversation, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Like a faulty fire hydrant, or a vacuum cleaner whizzing up and down with the uncontrollable hysteria of a feral raccoon, our directive was to suck up as many clicks as possible through every angle imaginable.
    Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 8 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Channels the inner, bestial urges to release an unworldly howl that pushes back any nearby enemies.
    Oliver Brandt, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Aug. 2025
  • His nemesis in this series was a bestial Wakandan in a gorilla suit called Man-Ape.
    Ekow Eshun July 11, Literary Hub, 11 July 2025

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“Subhuman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subhuman. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.

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