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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  1. person
  2. life
  3. man
  4. guy
  5. creature
  6. thing
  7. individual
  8. being
Noun
  • Just one person out of 27 people on board the Western Reserve survived the harrowing 60-mile journey back to shore.
    — Lauren Liebhaber, Kansas City Star, 11 Mar. 2025
  • Every team has that one person everyone relies on for advice, project help, or problem-solving.
    — Sho Dewan, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
Definition of person
Noun
  • This concept, detailed in his Nicomachean Ethics, links happiness to living a meaningful life in accordance with reason.
    — Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
  • In 2021, a Facebook post from Combs sang her praises as controlling all aspects of his life.
    — Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Mar. 2025
Definition of life
Noun
  • When the Kansas men’s basketball team looks back on its performance vs. Arizona on Thursday, there will be an intense feeling of deja vu.
    — Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 14 Mar. 2025
  • The bottom line: Lookin' like another fowl season for Hooter and co. Drexel Drexel's men are done after they were bounced in the quarterfinals of the Colonial Athletic Association tourney.
    — Isaac Avilucea, Axios, 14 Mar. 2025
Definition of man
Noun
  • Had the pleasure of traveling, talking, crying, arguing, eating and hanging with this guy all over the globe ...
    — Jay Stahl, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2025
  • The Royals have a list of guys that can earn the role.
    — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2025
Definition of guy
Noun
  • Back in 2013, the gelatinous sea creature was declared the world’s ugliest animal.
    — Lianne Kolirin, CNN, 18 Mar. 2025
  • Nearby, kids were crouching to look into a clear tube tank and even adults were sliding on their backs under the adjacent upside-down jellyfish tank to snap a picture of these topsy-turvy creatures.
    — Natallie Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Mar. 2025
Definition of creature
Noun
  • Certainty about tariff uncertainty U.S. National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett acknowledged that there will be more uncertainty regarding tariffs before things settle down.
    — Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 18 Mar. 2025
  • Here’s where things stand and what stakeholders hope the next steps will be for regulators.
    — Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2025
Definition of thing
Noun
  • What was perhaps most damaging was when companies rushed to recruit and promote unqualified individuals on the basis of their identity.
    — Dev Patnaik, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
  • For example, if the individual who passed did not have life insurance, long-term care or supplemental disability insurance, there may also be debts left behind that can erode the inheritance.
    — Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 12 Mar. 2025
Definition of individual
Noun
  • From its opening scenes, Severance has presented the procedure the show is named for as a kind of birth, the spawning of a new, immature being.
    — Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 21 Mar. 2025
  • Cannon doubled down on letting a higher being lead his decision on having more children in 2023 while speaking with Entertainment Tonight.
    — Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 19 Mar. 2025
Definition of being
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