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Recent Examples of civilian
Bill Bowden, Arkansas Online, 18 May 2025
Russia and Ukraine have both accused each other of targeting civilians, which each denies.
—Chris Lau, CNN Money, 17 May 2025
Liubov Sholudko, New York Times, 20 May 2025
Israel blames civilian casualties on Hamas because the fighter group operates from civilian areas.
—Wafaa Shurafa, Chicago Tribune, 18 May 2025
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Noun
Masterson was a semifinalist to be the first journalist in space, but the Shuttle Challenger’s explosion in 1986 ended NASA’s plans to send civilians into space.
—Bill Bowden, Arkansas Online, 18 May 2025
Russia and Ukraine have both accused each other of targeting civilians, which each denies.
—Chris Lau, CNN Money, 17 May 2025
Adjective
With the civilian death toll rising steadily, the gamesmanship around talks had become background noise for many Ukrainians.
—Liubov Sholudko, New York Times, 20 May 2025
Israel blames civilian casualties on Hamas because the fighter group operates from civilian areas.
—Wafaa Shurafa, Chicago Tribune, 18 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for civilian
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Anti-tank land mines cannot tell the difference between an enemy tank and a civilian car that drives over them, just as smaller anti-personnel mines are unable to distinguish whether they are being triggered by an enemy soldier or a noncombatant.—
John Ismay,
New York Times,
3 Dec. 2024
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The Palestinian Health Ministry has recorded the deaths of nearly 48,500 people, without distinguishing between combatants and noncombatants, throughout the war.—
Newsweek,
Newsweek,
6 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Coleman, a reverend and attorney, who devoted his life to fighting civil injustices and easing the burdens of those around him, died on May 9 from leukemia.—
J.M. Banks,
Kansas City Star,
18 May 2025
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They wed in a civil ceremony in the Farbers’ Brooklyn Heights apartment on Aug. 28, 2004.—
Lizz Schumer,
People.com,
17 May 2025
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“Civilian.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/civilian. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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