as in nontoxic
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Recent Examples of nonlethal
Meanwhile, Florida’s robust environmentalist streak has allowed interest groups to advance nonlethal management methods.
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Patrik Jonsson, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Dec. 2024
Advertisement The rifle the man was reported to be carrying turned out to be an airsoft gun, a nonlethal replica firearm that shoots plastic pellets and is often used for games like paintball, police said.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2024
Miri withers away in grief and eventually takes her own life by swallowing a nonlethal dose of sleeping pills, tying her legs up with nylon rope, and leaping into the local river.
—Bailey Trela, Vulture, 19 Nov. 2024
Florida ranks as the No. 1 place in the world for the most nonlethal shark bites each year.
—USA TODAY, 31 Oct. 2024
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Patrik Jonsson, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Dec. 2024
Advertisement The rifle the man was reported to be carrying turned out to be an airsoft gun, a nonlethal replica firearm that shoots plastic pellets and is often used for games like paintball, police said.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2024
Miri withers away in grief and eventually takes her own life by swallowing a nonlethal dose of sleeping pills, tying her legs up with nylon rope, and leaping into the local river.
—Bailey Trela, Vulture, 19 Nov. 2024
Florida ranks as the No. 1 place in the world for the most nonlethal shark bites each year.
—USA TODAY, 31 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonlethal
Adjective
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The expansion would give the landfill another 10 to 15 years of use in accepting nontoxic household and commercial waste, according to the permit application.—
Tom Sissom,
arkansasonline.com,
8 Jan. 2025
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The safest nontoxic material options for kitchen utensil are wood and stainless steel.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Last week, police responded separately to a fatal shooting at an East Oakland camp and a nonfatal shooting near a large encampment in San Jose.—
Grant Stringer,
The Mercury News,
19 Jan. 2025
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But even with homicides down 20% last year, officials have struggled to explain the reason for that decrease, or the reason that nonfatal shootings and violence overall continues to be on the rise.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
17 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Advocates say there are ways around the issue by carefully sourcing nonpoisonous trees that are grown organically and not sprayed with fire retardant.—
Charles Passy,
WSJ,
27 Dec. 2020
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This will give them a chance to exercise this innate behavior with a safe source of nonpoisonous plant life.—
David Shultz,
Science | AAAS,
8 Aug. 2019
Adjective
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The nondestructive technology resulted in thousands of X-rays of the mummies and their coffins.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN,
9 Nov. 2024
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Smart Objects make for nondestructive, reusable raster and vector images that update throughout your project.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
12 Nov. 2024
Adjective
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In the chemical and materials industries, quantum computing could inform the design of more efficient batteries for electric cars and noncorrosive elements for ships.—
Charina Chou,
Foreign Affairs,
7 Jan. 2025
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If the clog remains, use a biodegradable, noncorrosive pipe cleaner, or a household cleaner like hydrogen peroxide, to flush out the drain.—
Jessica Bennett,
Better Homes & Gardens,
28 July 2023
Adjective
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However, several types of infectious and noninfectious meningitis don’t spread from person to person.—
Heidi Moawad,
Verywell Health,
18 Jan. 2025
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The adjuvant in the University of Houston’s fentanyl vaccine is an enterotoxin, a chemical produced by the bacteria Escherichia coli and modified to be noninfectious.—
Tribune News Service,
The Mercury News,
5 Sep. 2024
Adjective
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The large nonvenomous constrictor captures its prey by ambushing it before coiling around it.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
25 Oct. 2024
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The snake species is nonvenomous but does make a rattling sound when threatened.—
Kelli Bender,
Peoplemag,
12 Sep. 2024
Adjective
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Those changes are unobjectionable and do not do much of anything to violate the historical fabric.—
Christopher Bonanos,
Curbed,
17 Dec. 2024
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While a standard Whiskey Sour is a delightful experience, almost invariably mixed with bourbon and made smooth and unobjectionable with egg white, the Rattlesnake is that same framework but greener.—
Jason O'Bryan,
Robb Report,
12 Oct. 2024
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“Nonlethal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonlethal. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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