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The change is an unalloyed good: It makes us more humane and our relationships more real.

That is why I believe that you feel the value of this ethical and humane togetherness.

“We have to be humane and we care about our patients but we are also not a prison,” the anonymous doctor said.

And into the fray comes a weapon I never thought would have been legal, let alone humane—something called Knee Defender.

It is framed, rightly so, as a painful act done in the service of being as humane and respectful as possible.

But the rebels, presumably interpreting his humane suggestion as a sign of weakness, continued to fire on the Spanish troops.

There were semi-savage native chiefs, and there were others, like Aguinaldo himself, with humane instincts.

But this is not a humane and civilised nation, and never will be while it accepts Christianity as its religion.

It was a good and humane action to prevent bloodshed, but the world is not always worthy of good actions.

But would it not be more humane and more charitable to foresee the misery and to prevent the poor from increasing?

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On this page you'll find 105 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to humane, such as: approachable, benevolent, considerate, cordial, democratic, and forgiving.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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