as in peaceful
not involving violence or force
nonviolent protests
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Recent Examples of nonviolent
Republican-donor, profiteering private prison companies separating nonviolent people from their families, keeping them locked up for countless months.
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Voice Of The People,
New York Daily News,
8 June 2026
Civil-rights movements that challenge an oppressive status quo usually provoke a disproportionate response; in fact, the strategy of nonviolent resistance depends on it.
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Rob Wolfe,
The Atlantic,
5 June 2026
George Gascón, who eliminated cash bail for misdemeanors and nonviolent felonies and championed rehabilitation over punitive sentencing.
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National Correspondent,
Los Angeles Times,
31 May 2026
Your mother doesn’t practice nonviolent communication.
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Taiye Selasi,
New Yorker,
31 May 2026
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Voice Of The People,
New York Daily News,
8 June 2026
Civil-rights movements that challenge an oppressive status quo usually provoke a disproportionate response; in fact, the strategy of nonviolent resistance depends on it.
—
Rob Wolfe,
The Atlantic,
5 June 2026
George Gascón, who eliminated cash bail for misdemeanors and nonviolent felonies and championed rehabilitation over punitive sentencing.
—
National Correspondent,
Los Angeles Times,
31 May 2026
Your mother doesn’t practice nonviolent communication.
—
Taiye Selasi,
New Yorker,
31 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for nonviolent
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonviolent
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But Otto is the man who served as Hand of the King to Rhaenrya's father, peaceful King Viserys (Paddy Considine).
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To stop the peaceful transfer of power.
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With no discernable reason beyond intimidation, Hasner approved this staggering waste of taxpayer funds, stifling the First Amendment right of peaceable assembly.
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Military experts and Iran scholars say that airstrikes alone are unlikely to transform the Islamic republic into a peaceable, democratic country.
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“Nonviolent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonviolent. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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