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human

Definition for human

adjective as in characteristic of people

noun as in person, homo sapiens

Strong matches

being, biped, personage, soul, wight

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Imagine your laptop processing complex data in seconds or a supercomputer learning and adapting as efficiently as the human brain.

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While for humans it's a brief jolt of annoyance, scientists are discovering that static electricity plays a major role in the survival and behavior of many small organisms.

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Ahmed walks across the park and picks up a human jaw.

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Now we wonder whether there is even a human on the other end—or a bot that might fuel someone’s dangerous paranoia.

Mead acknowledged that he knew of Kay’s years-long episodes of bizarre behavior, an extramarital affair with an intern, and problems with prescription medication, but that he never reported any of it to human resources.

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

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