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as in compassionate
having or marked by sympathy and consideration for others
humane guards who treated the prisoners decently the Geneva conventions spelled out standards for the humane treatment of prisoners of war
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as in sympathetic
having or showing the capacity for sharing the feelings of another
the movie's humane depiction of people who are physically and mentally challenged
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Recent Examples of humane
After earning a PhD in animal science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Grandin became an authority on humane livestock treatment, designing systems that reduce stress for animals in slaughterhouses.
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Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Apr. 2025
This includes advocacy for pathways to citizenship for undocumented immigrants and humane and transparent immigration policies and enforcement practices.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 17 Apr. 2025
The humane society is in the Hickory area, a roughly 55-mile drive northwest from Charlotte.
—Simone Jasper, Charlotte Observer, 22 Apr. 2025
Officers then set a humane trap to catch the third Great Dane the next day and took him to the Humane Colorado buddy center to reunite with his friends.
—Brooke Baitinger, Sacbee.com, 21 Apr. 2025
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For 55 years, the characters of Sesame Street have taught us how to count, how to read — and as importantly, how to be kind, empathic and compassionate.—
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Here’s to more humane, efficient and compassionate processes in the future crafted by politicians on both sides of the aisle.—
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On social media, where content creators have been dissecting the case, some commenters have been distressingly sympathetic to Diddy’s defense.—
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There’s not a single sympathetic White character in the film.—
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There is, equally, a certain childish hope that Vuong’s reader will approach him with the benevolent incomprehension of a maternal figure.—
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This allowed people to keep believing in a fundamentally benevolent government despite their experiences.—
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Paige makes the astute observation that Craig and Kyle are similar and need to be prodded along with kind words and attention with everything that happens.—
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If the fates are kind, the Avs have learned at least two things from the sheer agony of the past weekend.—
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“Humane.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/humane. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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