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Recent Examples of nonviolence
The free event, staged at South 10th Street and Central Avenue in the city’s West Ward this year, will once again use Hip-Hop’s long history as a force for unity, nonviolence, and a good time.
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Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 5 Sep. 2025
May nonviolence rule our lawless time.
—Ciera Bates-Chamberlain, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
Each pillar represented a different principle of nonviolence and featured images of King's life and work as well as the civil rights movement.
—Hailey Roden, The Enquirer, 14 Aug. 2025
Soka Gakkai members gather to study Buddhist principles, like practicing nonviolence and taking social action, and their practice consists of prayers, chanting and self-reflection in nature to achieve spiritual growth.
—Lauren Costantino
july 31, Miami Herald, 31 July 2025
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Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 5 Sep. 2025
May nonviolence rule our lawless time.
—Ciera Bates-Chamberlain, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
Each pillar represented a different principle of nonviolence and featured images of King's life and work as well as the civil rights movement.
—Hailey Roden, The Enquirer, 14 Aug. 2025
Soka Gakkai members gather to study Buddhist principles, like practicing nonviolence and taking social action, and their practice consists of prayers, chanting and self-reflection in nature to achieve spiritual growth.
—Lauren Costantino
july 31, Miami Herald, 31 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonviolence
Noun
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Lee’s firm, unshakable belief in pacifism ran counter to the American Revolutionary War.—
Barry Levitt,
Time,
10 Sep. 2025
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Their pacifism later brings them in direct conflict with the colonists gearing up to fight the British.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Gordonstoun’s combination of pacificism and physical discipline would help define him for the rest of his life.—
Time,
Time,
9 Apr. 2021
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Its agenda: justice and charity, pacificism and spreading the wealth.—
SAM ROBERTS,
New York Times,
8 July 2016
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“Nonviolence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonviolence. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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