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as in peaceful
inclined to live in peace and to avoid war
a peaceable nation that has never had any interest in conquest
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as in nonviolent
not involving violence or force
trying to find a peaceable resolution
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Recent Examples of peaceable
The founders plainly understood that the nation could not flourish, or even survive, without giving due respect to the laws that governed peaceable relations among sovereign states.
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Harold Hongju Koh, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2013
But the recent vitriol online may threaten the peaceable mood of the campus, particularly when Steve Glinick moves from Rhode Island to his summer home at Chautauqua, where his daughter, Emily Glinick, lives year-round.
—Christopher Maag, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2025
For decades in the United States, scientists and government officials have coexisted in a mostly peaceable and productive symbiosis.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 14 Feb. 2025
That's because the First Amendment rights of freedom of speech, freedom of the press, and peaceable assembly are fundamental protections of our ability to criticize public officials.
—John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025
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Harold Hongju Koh, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2013
But the recent vitriol online may threaten the peaceable mood of the campus, particularly when Steve Glinick moves from Rhode Island to his summer home at Chautauqua, where his daughter, Emily Glinick, lives year-round.
—Christopher Maag, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2025
For decades in the United States, scientists and government officials have coexisted in a mostly peaceable and productive symbiosis.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 14 Feb. 2025
That's because the First Amendment rights of freedom of speech, freedom of the press, and peaceable assembly are fundamental protections of our ability to criticize public officials.
—John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for peaceable
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Similar concerns were raised in the latest U.S. Country Report on Human Rights Practices, which flagged issues of judicial independence, media freedom, and the right to peaceful assembly.—
Mayu Saini,
Sourcing Journal,
25 Aug. 2025
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The rooms are clean, cozy, and many have views of the river or nearby forest, giving it a peaceful retreat-like atmosphere.—
Karthika Gupta,
Travel + Leisure,
23 Aug. 2025
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His commitment to human dignity, justice, and nonviolent struggle has earned him admirers worldwide, including many politicians who have supported his cause in the United Nations or through legislative actions in their own countries.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
19 Aug. 2025
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Recent cases involving nonviolent immigrants lacking criminal records have exacerbated concerns and led to broader discussions of whether immigrants, in certain instances, who lack citizenship but have abided by all other U.S. laws, should be removed.—
Nick Mordowanec,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Aug. 2025
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Courtesy: Apple Apple on Tuesday sent invites to the media and analysts for a launch event at its campus on September 9 at 10 A.M pacific time.—
Kif Leswing,
CNBC,
26 Aug. 2025
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Xi must know that old societies tend to be pacific and that China is getting old fast.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
23 Dec. 2024
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Japan’s pacifist constitution restricts it from exporting weapons—but in 2024 Tokyo loosened arms export controls to enable it to boost sales abroad.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
5 Aug. 2025
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In this aching, unorthodox historical drama, Davies tells the story of the pacifist poet and veteran Siegfried Sassoon, whose experiences fighting in the First World War forever transformed him.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
5 Aug. 2025
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“Peaceable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peaceable. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.
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