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Recent Examples of civilian
Bethany Wales, Sacbee.com, 25 June 2025
Russian forces have relentlessly struck civilian areas throughout the three-year-old war.
—Illia Novikov, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2025
Megan Schrader, Denver Post, 22 June 2025
Eighty years later, the jeep’s design remains popular with civilians.
—Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 June 2025
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Adjective
Tragically, eight people drowned, while two were rescued by lifeguards, park rangers and nearby civilian boaters who rushed to help.
—Bethany Wales, Sacbee.com, 25 June 2025
Russian forces have relentlessly struck civilian areas throughout the three-year-old war.
—Illia Novikov, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2025
Noun
Leaders of the protests would be responsible for the deaths and injuries that occurred if Trump’s military response provoked violent riots, or worse if the police opened fire on civilians.
—Megan Schrader, Denver Post, 22 June 2025
Eighty years later, the jeep’s design remains popular with civilians.
—Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for civilian
Adjective
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The actor reached a civil settlement with the city of Chicago earlier this year.—
Elizabeth Ayoola,
Essence,
23 June 2025
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Still, even if Abrego Garcia is to be released, ICE will arrest and detain him immediately via civil immigration process, separately from the criminal case.—
Greg Wehner , Bill Mears,
FOXNews.com,
23 June 2025
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Recovering POWs and captive noncombatants is also a top priority in Kyiv, leading to quiet discussions with Moscow.—
Dominique Soguel,
The Christian Science Monitor,
23 May 2024
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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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“Civilian.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/civilian. Accessed 7 Jul. 2025.
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