as in peaceful
not involving violence or force
nonviolent protests
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Recent Examples of nonviolent
Last year alone, at least a dozen people were held too long uncharged after arrests for minor nonviolent crimes, interviews and records reviewed by The New York Times show.
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Ilana Panich-Linsman, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2025
Musk's actions have sparked a backlash, with demonstrators gathering outside Tesla showrooms for nonviolent protests.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 25 Mar. 2025
However, a wave of permanent residents, green card holders, and nonviolent immigrants without legal status have been detained by ICE.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 May 2025
Reasons for doing this go well beyond your Catholic faith — and include your political commitments to the disabled, to authentic and nonviolent medical care, and to suicide prevention.
—Charles Camosy, New York Daily News, 4 May 2025
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Ilana Panich-Linsman, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2025
Musk's actions have sparked a backlash, with demonstrators gathering outside Tesla showrooms for nonviolent protests.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 25 Mar. 2025
However, a wave of permanent residents, green card holders, and nonviolent immigrants without legal status have been detained by ICE.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 May 2025
Reasons for doing this go well beyond your Catholic faith — and include your political commitments to the disabled, to authentic and nonviolent medical care, and to suicide prevention.
—Charles Camosy, New York Daily News, 4 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonviolent
Adjective
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When they are released, these reports will now reportedly exclude information on issues such as government efforts to deny freedom of movement and peaceful assembly, failures to retain or provide due process for political prisoners, and the harassment of human rights organizations.—
Time,
Time,
21 May 2025
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Before our appointment at Osmosis Day Spa Sanctuary, a peaceful retreat off the Bodega Highway in West Sonoma county, a friend and I popped into a nearby gift shop.—
Alyssa Bereznak,
Los Angeles Times,
21 May 2025
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If anything, the scale of the Second World War and the advent of the atom bomb made the quest for a peaceable international order more urgent than ever.—
Margaret MacMillan,
The Atlantic,
30 Apr. 2025
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Protesters were given cards with QR codes that linked to Yale University’s policies for peaceable assembly, such as keeping everyone physically safe, not blocking entrances and exits and no disruptions to the university’s operations.—
Brynn Gingras,
CNN Money,
23 Apr. 2025
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“Nonviolent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonviolent. Accessed 30 May. 2025.
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