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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Wendy KaminerExamples of anti-violence in a Sentence
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And the bill would allow a gun used in a homicide to be destroyed, a rallying cry for anti-violence advocates in Louisville in the aftermath of last year's Old National Bank shooting.
—Hannah Pinski, The Courier-Journal, 28 Mar. 2024
Crucially, the pandemic also saw a key anti-violence program, Ceasefire, begin to unwind after it was credited by city officials for a 43% reduction in homicides from 2012 to 2017.
—James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2024
Learn more Find more coverage of efforts to reduce shootings in Kansas City:
Missouri must look to public health solutions for gun violence problems, experts say
This anti-violence strategy has shown results.
—Glenn E. Rice, Kansas City Star, 16 Feb. 2024
Traditional anti-violence strategies, such as the mediation program Safe Streets, may have trouble reaching young people, researchers have suggested.
—Darcy Costello, Baltimore Sun, 9 Feb. 2024
One of the bill's provisions would allow guns used in a homicide to be destroyed, a rallying cry for anti-violence advocates in Louisville in the aftermath of last year's Old National Bank shooting.
—Rebecca Grapevine, The Courier-Journal, 26 Jan. 2024
The result: More deaths than ever This anti-violence strategy has shown results.
—Natalie Wallington, Kansas City Star, 25 Jan. 2024
Hardy, who runs an anti-violence nonprofit called Guns Down Friday, knew that because of his age and the people around him, Rashad was on the precipice of both — teetering between finishing school and abandoning it, between resignation and rage, between survival and an early, violent death.
—Emily Davies, Washington Post, 20 Jan. 2024
The 20% annual decrease, which city leaders called the largest ever, suggests Baltimore’s ongoing anti-violence efforts are working.
—Lea Skene, Fortune, 5 Jan. 2024
Hannah Pinski, The Courier-Journal, 28 Mar. 2024
Crucially, the pandemic also saw a key anti-violence program, Ceasefire, begin to unwind after it was credited by city officials for a 43% reduction in homicides from 2012 to 2017.
—James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2024
Learn more Find more coverage of efforts to reduce shootings in Kansas City:
Missouri must look to public health solutions for gun violence problems, experts say
This anti-violence strategy has shown results.
—Glenn E. Rice, Kansas City Star, 16 Feb. 2024
Traditional anti-violence strategies, such as the mediation program Safe Streets, may have trouble reaching young people, researchers have suggested.
—Darcy Costello, Baltimore Sun, 9 Feb. 2024
One of the bill's provisions would allow guns used in a homicide to be destroyed, a rallying cry for anti-violence advocates in Louisville in the aftermath of last year's Old National Bank shooting.
—Rebecca Grapevine, The Courier-Journal, 26 Jan. 2024
The result: More deaths than ever This anti-violence strategy has shown results.
—Natalie Wallington, Kansas City Star, 25 Jan. 2024
Hardy, who runs an anti-violence nonprofit called Guns Down Friday, knew that because of his age and the people around him, Rashad was on the precipice of both — teetering between finishing school and abandoning it, between resignation and rage, between survival and an early, violent death.
—Emily Davies, Washington Post, 20 Jan. 2024
The 20% annual decrease, which city leaders called the largest ever, suggests Baltimore’s ongoing anti-violence efforts are working.
—Lea Skene, Fortune, 5 Jan. 2024
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“Anti-violence.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-violence. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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