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Recent Examples of nonviolence
There’s a lot of irony packed into Cameron’s words about nonviolence when this is a guy who murdered someone in cold blood.
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Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2025
Will his commitment to nonviolence lead him to leave the Russians alone?
—Judy Berman, Time, 31 Mar. 2025
King's pursuit of civil rights through nonviolence is his enduring legacy.
—Marc Caputo, Axios, 15 Feb. 2025
His Southern Christian Leadership Conference, emphasizing nonviolence, was increasingly overshadowed by various other organizations.
—Arthur I. Cyr, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2025
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Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2025
Will his commitment to nonviolence lead him to leave the Russians alone?
—Judy Berman, Time, 31 Mar. 2025
King's pursuit of civil rights through nonviolence is his enduring legacy.
—Marc Caputo, Axios, 15 Feb. 2025
His Southern Christian Leadership Conference, emphasizing nonviolence, was increasingly overshadowed by various other organizations.
—Arthur I. Cyr, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for nonviolence
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonviolence
Noun
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In other words, pacifism doesn’t mean that parents can’t set boundaries.—
Gail Cornwall,
The Atlantic,
3 Apr. 2025
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As always, the odd man out is Germany, the richest and most populous European power that will not shed its civil religion of pacifism.—
Josef Joffe,
Foreign Affairs,
12 Dec. 2016
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 10 May. 2025.
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