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Recent Examples of nonaggressive
Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute Western lowland gorillas are quiet, peaceful and nonaggressive, according to the zoo.
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Aliza Chasan,
CBS News,
30 May 2023
The spiders are nonaggressive and bite only in self-defense, such as when someone accidentally sits on them.
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Tim MacWelch,
Outdoor Life,
3 May 2023
The other venomous snake native to the state, the northern copperhead, is mostly docile and nonaggressive, choosing to remain still and hidden rather than give away its position.
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Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
26 Aug. 2022
Unassuming, nonaggressive, close, complicated but not tortured: These are all words that describe the uniquely generous fictions of Louise Erdrich, which are just as concerned with oppression as Sebald’s but told with a completely different attitude toward human relationships.
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Jo Livingstone,
The New Republic,
29 Oct. 2021
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Aliza Chasan,
CBS News,
30 May 2023
The spiders are nonaggressive and bite only in self-defense, such as when someone accidentally sits on them.
—
Tim MacWelch,
Outdoor Life,
3 May 2023
The other venomous snake native to the state, the northern copperhead, is mostly docile and nonaggressive, choosing to remain still and hidden rather than give away its position.
—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
26 Aug. 2022
Unassuming, nonaggressive, close, complicated but not tortured: These are all words that describe the uniquely generous fictions of Louise Erdrich, which are just as concerned with oppression as Sebald’s but told with a completely different attitude toward human relationships.
—
Jo Livingstone,
The New Republic,
29 Oct. 2021
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonaggressive
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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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For not wanting to be nonbelligerent by naming the terms for belligerence.
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Over time, such cooperation could gradually acclimate Arab peoples to a nonbelligerent stance toward Israel.
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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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Olivier tried successfully to get the reader to understand how a gentle, pacific young man could come to kill more than a thousand people, and so capturing the tone and empathetic portrayal not only of Simo Häyhä and his colleagues but also of the often-bewildered Russian soldiers was essential.
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Courtesy: Apple Apple on Tuesday sent invites to the media and analysts for a launch event at its campus on September 9 at 10 A.M pacific time.
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The electric blue shade adds such a fun pop of color to a summer wardrobe, instantly brightening up basics like white jeans, denim shorts, or neutral trousers.
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And perhaps most importantly, hempcrete can be carbon neutral or even carbon negative, depending on its composition.
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Exotic animals in Real County Sheriff Nathan Johnson said the mild climate and rugged terrain of the Texas Hill Country seems to serve as a good stand-in for most of the animals' native African environments, and is no stranger to tracking missing animals, especially after floods.
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Luckily for the man, the effects were relatively mild.
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“Nonaggressive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonaggressive. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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