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Recent Examples of civilian
Dell Cameron, Wired News, 13 June 2025
Invoking the Insurrection Act would allow military troops to arrest civilians.
—Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2025
Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2025
After assimilating back into civilian life and attending SCC, Guthrie found a sense of purpose working at the veterans center.
—Lou Ponsi, Oc Register, 29 May 2025
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Noun
As protests continue to swell across the United States in response to aggressive Immigration and Customs Enforcement actions, civilians are turning to homebrew digital tools to track ICE arrests and raids in real time.
—Dell Cameron, Wired News, 13 June 2025
Invoking the Insurrection Act would allow military troops to arrest civilians.
—Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2025
Adjective
The identities of the male suspect accused of firing at the officers and the civilian man found shot to death near the shooting were not released as of Sunday afternoon.
—Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2025
After assimilating back into civilian life and attending SCC, Guthrie found a sense of purpose working at the veterans center.
—Lou Ponsi, Oc Register, 29 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for civilian
Noun
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His cases there included the successful prosecution — in a 25-month trial — of a Croatian general who ordered the slaughter of Muslim noncombatants.—
Dan Sullivan,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 May 2025
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And of course, Israel itself lost nearly 700 civilians in the October 7 attacks, while many noncombatants are still held hostage by Hamas and other militant groups.—
Bryan Walsh,
Vox,
26 May 2025
Adjective
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The text messages were largely between Baldoni, his publicist Jennifer Abel and crisis management expert Melissa Nathan, and were obtained through a civil subpoena, Lively's complaint said.—
Mary Whitfill Roeloffs,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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Age verification for pornographic websites Texas enacted a law in 2023 that requires pornography websites to confirm that visitors are at least 18 years old or face civil penalties of up to $10,000 per day.—
Melissa Quinn
June 9,
CBS News,
9 June 2025
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“Civilian.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/civilian. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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