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Recent Examples of nonlethal
Video posted by 9News shows Tomasi, with a microphone in hand, reporting from the scene when an officer behind her suddenly raises their firearm and fires a nonlethal round at close range in Tomasi's direction.
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Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 June 2025
Lauren Tomasi, a 9News correspondent, was reporting live on Sunday when an officer behind her suddenly raised their firearm and fired a nonlethal round at close range, video shows.
—CBS News, 10 June 2025
As federal officers in tactical gear fired tear gas and other nonlethal weapons in Compton and Paramount on Saturday, some protesters started a series of small fires that left black char on the streets.
—Jason Dearen, Twin Cities, 8 June 2025
The European Union supplies only nonlethal equipment.
—Rania Abouzeid, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
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Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 June 2025
Lauren Tomasi, a 9News correspondent, was reporting live on Sunday when an officer behind her suddenly raised their firearm and fired a nonlethal round at close range, video shows.
—CBS News, 10 June 2025
As federal officers in tactical gear fired tear gas and other nonlethal weapons in Compton and Paramount on Saturday, some protesters started a series of small fires that left black char on the streets.
—Jason Dearen, Twin Cities, 8 June 2025
The European Union supplies only nonlethal equipment.
—Rania Abouzeid, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonlethal
Adjective
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Some art sets are nontoxic and come with washable paints or other materials.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
16 June 2025
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This is safe for people and wildlife and relatively nontoxic to beneficial insects such as ladybugs that prey on them.—
Tim Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
14 June 2025
Adjective
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Homicide and nonfatal shooting totals fell again in 2023, but the city was roiled by robbery and carjacking crews responsible for an overall uptick in violence.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
16 June 2025
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The dog believed to be responsible for this nonfatal attack in the Northland, a 3-year-old named Havoc, according to KC Pet Project records, was quarantined for rabies and declared dangerous by the Kansas City Municipal Court.—
Noelle Alviz-Gransee,
Kansas City Star,
23 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Advocates say there are ways around the issue by carefully sourcing nonpoisonous trees that are grown organically and not sprayed with fire retardant.—
Charles Passy,
WSJ,
27 Dec. 2020
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This will give them a chance to exercise this innate behavior with a safe source of nonpoisonous plant life.—
David Shultz,
Science | AAAS,
8 Aug. 2019
Adjective
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Using portable X-ray fluorescence, a nondestructive way to identify geochemical fingerprints, the researchers confirmed that the Mexicas were partial to a particular green and golden obsidian to produce items for rituals.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
16 May 2025
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The study highlights how important nondestructive X-ray fluorescence spectrometry has become to archaeology, said John Millhauser, associate professor of sociology and anthropology at North Carolina State University.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
16 May 2025
Adjective
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In the chemical and materials industries, quantum computing could inform the design of more efficient batteries for electric cars and noncorrosive elements for ships.—
Charina Chou,
Foreign Affairs,
7 Jan. 2025
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In the chemical and materials industries, quantum computing could inform the design of more efficient batteries for electric cars and noncorrosive elements for ships.—
Charina Chou,
Foreign Affairs,
7 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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However, several types of infectious and noninfectious meningitis don’t spread from person to person.—
Heidi Moawad,
Verywell Health,
18 Jan. 2025
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Kennedy’s largest focus of late has been on noninfectious diseases such as diabetes and cancer and their risk factors such as obesity.—
ByJocelyn Kaiser,
science.org,
15 Nov. 2024
Adjective
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Following the presentation, participants can meet one of the center’s native, nonvenomous snake ambassadors.—
Joe Rassel,
Orlando Sentinel,
26 Feb. 2025
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Following the presentation, participants can meet one of the center’s native, nonvenomous snake ambassadors.—
Joe Rassel,
Orlando Sentinel,
26 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Maybe that’s the lesson the university is actually communicating to its students, beneath whatever charmingly nasal encouragement Kermit doles out on graduation day: to err on the unobjectionable side when things look dicey.—
Callie Holtermann,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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Many orders can be unobjectionable, such as giving federal employees the day after Christmas off.—
Josh Boak,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Jan. 2025
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“Nonlethal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonlethal. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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