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Synonyms for humanely
hu·mane·ly
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Princeton's WordNet
humanelyadverb
in a humane manner
"let's treat the prisoners of war humanely"
Antonyms:
inhumanely
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How to use humanely in a sentence?
Austrian Chancellor Werner Faymann:
We have always said this is an emergency situation in which we must act quickly and humanely. We have helped more than 12,000 people in an acute situation, now we have to move step-by-step away from emergency measures toward normality, in conformity with the law and dignity.
I saw something that no place on Earth could have handled more beautifully, more humanely than New York, the people in New York fought and fought and fought. We saw more death and even the smell of death and it was with us for months.
They were not treating us humanely.
The Department of Correction is doing everything we can to safely and humanely house people in our custody amid the broader COVID-19 crisis.
We are ready to receive our people, it will be done humanely, orderly, and quickly.
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