as in peaceful
not involving violence or force
nonviolent protests
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Recent Examples of nonviolent
Danielson is not accused of being involved in any of these crimes, but their photograph — a mugshot taken after they were arrested during a nonviolent protest in 2019 — was published in stories about the string of murders, where they were linked to the group that perpetrated them.
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Tessa Stuart, Rolling Stone, 23 Apr. 2026
In its data, the agency doesn’t differentiate between felony and misdemeanor or violent and nonviolent crimes.
—Jake Shore, Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2026
The firefighting camp helps support emergency response for incidents such as wildfires by training and deploying low-level, nonviolent offenders.
—Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 21 Apr. 2026
The task force, created to fight violent crime in Memphis, has arrested over 800 immigrants, most for nonviolent offenses.
—Wendi C. Thomas, MLK50, 17 Apr. 2026
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Tessa Stuart, Rolling Stone, 23 Apr. 2026
In its data, the agency doesn’t differentiate between felony and misdemeanor or violent and nonviolent crimes.
—Jake Shore, Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2026
The firefighting camp helps support emergency response for incidents such as wildfires by training and deploying low-level, nonviolent offenders.
—Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 21 Apr. 2026
The task force, created to fight violent crime in Memphis, has arrested over 800 immigrants, most for nonviolent offenses.
—Wendi C. Thomas, MLK50, 17 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonviolent
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Once fierce rivals, the two men were responsible for the country’s first peaceful transfer of power between parties, after Jefferson and his Democratic-Republican Party defeated Adams and the Federalists in the election of 1800.—
Jelani Cobb,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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This hotel’s luxury mountain bungalows offer a quiet, peaceful retreat in the heart of the cloud forest.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 May 2026
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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.—
Karen J. Leader,
Sun Sentinel,
9 Mar. 2026
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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.—
Doyle McManus,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Mar. 2026
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“Nonviolent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonviolent. Accessed 6 May. 2026.
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