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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The federal grants will be used to hire new law enforcement personnel, pay overtime to officers patrolling trains and downtown locations, obtain equipment and training and provide anti-violence messaging, including signage in CTA train cars, the U.S. attorney’s office said.
—Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 4 June 2025
After years on the front lines of violence prevention, Englewood group faces layoffs as DOJ shifts priorities
The end of a U.S. Department of Justice federal grant yields layoffs at a local anti-violence program.
—Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2025
Some alternative intervention programs have been marred by scandal, including a recent shootout in Minneapolis involving two members of an anti-violence organization.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 26 May 2025
Oakland officials had gathered on Monday to praise the city’s Ceasefire anti-violence strategy amid a major drop in homicides, yielding the lowest number in five years.
—Harry Harris, The Mercury News, 2 Jan. 2025
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Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 4 June 2025
After years on the front lines of violence prevention, Englewood group faces layoffs as DOJ shifts priorities
The end of a U.S. Department of Justice federal grant yields layoffs at a local anti-violence program.
—Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2025
Some alternative intervention programs have been marred by scandal, including a recent shootout in Minneapolis involving two members of an anti-violence organization.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 26 May 2025
Oakland officials had gathered on Monday to praise the city’s Ceasefire anti-violence strategy amid a major drop in homicides, yielding the lowest number in five years.
—Harry Harris, The Mercury News, 2 Jan. 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 18 Jun. 2025.
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