variants
or less commonly antiviolence
: acting against or opposing violence
anti-violence initiatives
an anti-violence rally
There's an emerging alliance of anti-pornography and anti-violence feminists with therapists who diagnose and treat child abuse …—
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Going beyond the crime statistics Leia Schenk, a social justice and anti-violence advocate who has represented families in Stockton as well as Sacramento, said that crime trends themselves can’t tell the whole story.
—Sacbee.com, 4 Dec. 2025
Baltimore City State's Attorney Ivan Bates is moving to stop his office from coordinating with the Mayor's Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement (MONSE), which oversees the city's anti-violence initiative.
—Adam Thompson, CBS News, 2 Dec. 2025
Neighbors later placed candles outside the building in Lopez’s memory, and a local anti-violence group visited to offer support to residents, per the outlet.
—Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 11 Nov. 2025
Now a community organizer and member of an anti-violence collective who works in the favela, Medeiros is no stranger to how the Red Command instills fear in its territories.
—Alessandra Freitas, CNN Money, 9 Nov. 2025
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Sacbee.com, 4 Dec. 2025
Baltimore City State's Attorney Ivan Bates is moving to stop his office from coordinating with the Mayor's Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement (MONSE), which oversees the city's anti-violence initiative.
—Adam Thompson, CBS News, 2 Dec. 2025
Neighbors later placed candles outside the building in Lopez’s memory, and a local anti-violence group visited to offer support to residents, per the outlet.
—Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 11 Nov. 2025
Now a community organizer and member of an anti-violence collective who works in the favela, Medeiros is no stranger to how the Red Command instills fear in its territories.
—Alessandra Freitas, CNN Money, 9 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for anti-violence
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“Anti-violence.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-violence. Accessed 6 Dec. 2025.
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