as in philanthropic
having or showing a concern for the welfare of others
humanitarian efforts to aid the earthquake victims
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Recent Examples of humanitarian
Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 9 Jan. 2025
Grégoire Trudeau, born on April 23, 1975, in Montreal, Quebec, is a Canadian television host, public speaker and humanitarian.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
To start the week, former President Jimmy Carter, the humble peanut farmer who won the presidency and then redefined life after the White House as a global humanitarian, died Sunday at the age of 100.
—Grace Miserocchi, Chicago Tribune, 4 Jan. 2025
Eulogies will probably dwell on a humble peanut farmer turned president, a tireless humanitarian, a striving and sometimes flawed man.
—Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Together with his wife Rosalynn, Carter was a notorious humanitarian, as a hands-on volunteer with Habitat for Humanity and co-founder of the Carter Center.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 9 Jan. 2025
Grégoire Trudeau, born on April 23, 1975, in Montreal, Quebec, is a Canadian television host, public speaker and humanitarian.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
To start the week, former President Jimmy Carter, the humble peanut farmer who won the presidency and then redefined life after the White House as a global humanitarian, died Sunday at the age of 100.
—Grace Miserocchi, Chicago Tribune, 4 Jan. 2025
Eulogies will probably dwell on a humble peanut farmer turned president, a tireless humanitarian, a striving and sometimes flawed man.
—Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for humanitarian
Adjective
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The idea is simple: philanthropic capital can jump-start projects, and federal funding could eventually help scale it nationwide.—
Michael Sheldrick,
Forbes,
24 Dec. 2024
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While building these cashflow models will likely be complex and expensive, philanthropic capital could step in to help with data collection and provide technical support.—
Olivia White
Michael Wiegand,
Harvard Business Review,
26 Sep. 2024
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Jared Isaacman, the billionaire philanthropist who's funded and flown on two private astronaut missions with SpaceX including the historic Polaris Dawn mission, has been nominated as the next NASA administrator.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
23 Jan. 2025
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DeVos, an education philanthropist and prominent school-choice champion, served as secretary of education from 2017 to 2021.—
Frederick Hess,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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However, a handful of events will carry on with a charitable component, including the starry Clive Davis party and MusiCares tribute concert.—
Kirsten Chuba,
The Hollywood Reporter,
27 Jan. 2025
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Jim waits 45 minutes after sending a trade alert before buying or selling a stock in his charitable trust’s portfolio.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
26 Jan. 2025
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“Humanitarian.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/humanitarian. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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