as in nonaggressive
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Recent Examples of unwarlike
Here a civilian leader is shown in an unwarlike pose, seated, with a thoughtful and resolute expression—an icon of responsibility.
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Adam Kirsch, WSJ, 1 Oct. 2021
Hobbits are small and unwarlike, with no interest in glory.
—Tom Shippey, Fortune, 21 Sep. 2017
Adam Kirsch, WSJ, 1 Oct. 2021
Hobbits are small and unwarlike, with no interest in glory.
—Tom Shippey, Fortune, 21 Sep. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unwarlike
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For one, China has long stood out for its nonaggressive nuclear doctrine.Caitlin Talmadge, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2018
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Never run or make any loud noises or sudden movements, as this could startle these creatures, which are typically nonaggressive until frightened.Madeline Nguyen, The Arizona Republic, 22 Mar. 2024
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For not wanting to be nonbelligerent by naming the terms for belligerence.Solmaz Sharif, The New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2022
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Over time, such cooperation could gradually acclimate Arab peoples to a nonbelligerent stance toward Israel.Charles Krauthammer, Twin Cities, 30 May 2017
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Military comedies have a long and relatively peaceable history on screens small and large — Fred Astaire, Bob Hope, Abbott and Costello, Martin and Lewis and Bill Murray all made them.Robert Lloyd, Boston Herald, 6 Jan. 2025
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In the past, feeding them was a way to keep the relations peaceable.Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 5 Jan. 2025
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The charismatic but typically unaggressive sea mammals were biting people who approached them.Kyle Melnick The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 9 July 2023
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Multiple players wound up in first-half foul trouble because of slow legs and unaggressive coverage.Zach Osterman, The Indianapolis Star, 26 Jan. 2023
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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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Choose between two rich colors: pacific blue or yarrow gold.Sydney Gore, Architectural Digest, 10 Sep. 2024
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Dunn said he was disappointed that the Senate was unable to reach the two-thirds threshold needed to convict Trump after he was impeached by the House for his role in the Jan. 6 riots and his attempt to delay the peaceful transfer of power.Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 8 Jan. 2025
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While Monday’s outcome revived a U.S. tradition that launches the peaceful transfer of presidential power, what’s unclear is if Jan. 6, 2021, was the anomaly or if this year’s calm becomes the outlier.Matt Brown, Twin Cities, 7 Jan. 2025
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Headlines daily chronicle war, murder, crime, road rage, social media threats and trivial disputes that turn deadly, which is why the Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change in Atlanta continues spreading King's teachings on a more irenic way of life.Eliott C. McLaughlin, CNN, 27 Feb. 2022
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In Kennedy’s postwar America, Catholics were viewed more favorably, thanks partly to the irenic pontificate of John XXIII.The Salt Lake Tribune, The Salt Lake Tribune, 20 Apr. 2021
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“Unwarlike.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unwarlike. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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