human being

noun

Definition of human beingnext
as in person
a member of the human race we're all human beings, regardless of our differences

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for human being
  1. person
  2. life
  3. man
  4. guy
  5. creature
  6. thing
  7. individual
  8. being
Noun
  • Reddish was ruled out an hour before tipoff because of a right peroneal strain – irritation or inflammation in the tendons that run along the outside of a person’s ankle and foot.
    Khobi Price, Orange County Register, 16 Nov. 2024
  • The last person to pull that off was Navy’s Roger Staubach in 1963.
    Sarah Kelly, The Denver Post, 16 Nov. 2024
Definition of person
Noun
  • Paired with regular cleaning, that simple action can extend the life of your bed.
    Heather Cruickshank, SELF, 23 Nov. 2024
  • But Jun is skeptical of online posts connecting mouth-taping to better sleep, cardiovascular health, attractive jawlines, and general life improvement.
    Matt Fuchs, TIME, 22 Nov. 2024
Definition of life
Noun
  • Also toward the film’s climax, the Wizard’s mechanical mask may be considered frightening — before, as in The Wizard of Oz, a harmless man (Jeff Goldblum) emerges from behind its curtain.
    Jen Juneau, People.com, 20 Nov. 2024
  • The most shocking moments of the 2024 presidential election also came over the summer as Trump faced two assassination attempts, including a shooting at a Pennsylvania campaign rally in which one man, Corey Comperatore, was killed.
    David Jackson, USA TODAY, 20 Nov. 2024
Definition of man
Noun
  • The guys had so many good words to support me from the first day.
    Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 15 Nov. 2024
  • Not necessarily as the guy who’s getting the ball, but boxing out, being in the right spot.
    Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
Definition of guy
Noun
  • Once a reasonable ruler, King Solon (Javier Bardem) is now a speechless blue beast — albeit the cartoon-cute version of a rhinoceros-size creature, sporting an endearing underbite and an easily distractable, dog-like personality.
    Peter Debruge, Variety, 22 Nov. 2024
  • Another recent work, Goblin Girl (2021), shows a green-skinned creature, her face scrunched up in an indescribable expression—a silly grin, perhaps, or maybe something more menacing.
    Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 21 Nov. 2024
Definition of creature
Noun
  • As things stand now, the WEP reduces the Social Security benefits of workers who also receive a public pension from a job not covered by Social Security.
    Kate Gibson, CBS News, 22 Nov. 2024
  • That said, one thing that had to be considered was Scott’s desire to stage a battle in the Colosseum, which would be filled with water for the sequence that involves a full-on naval battle in the arena, complete with man-eating sharks.
    Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 22 Nov. 2024
Definition of thing
Noun
  • Many Democrats campaigned on a tax-the-rich agenda and advocated paying for other tax cuts by targeting those provisions, as well as rolling back the law’s tax cuts for corporations and individuals making more than $400,000 per year.
    Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
  • Webster-Bass is interested in using investigative storytelling through audio reporting to amplify the voices of individuals from diverse backgrounds.
    Talia Buford, ProPublica, 14 Nov. 2024
Definition of individual
Noun
  • The three beings then beamed her to their spaceship hovering nearby, performed experiments on her, and then returned her to her bedroom.
    Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Not even being able to imagine how this tiny, adorable, screaming being could develop into a rational, articulate human.😂.
    Emma Aerin Becker, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of being
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