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Recent Examples of nonlethal
Earlier that year, a journalistic investigation that revealed the defense ministry was purchasing food for the army at inflated prices compelled the parliament to pass a law to ensure transparency in nonlethal defense procurements.
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Daria Kaleniuk, Foreign Affairs, 3 Sep. 2025
The devices—operated remotely by a team in Texas—provide constant live video feeds to first responders and, in some cases, fire nonlethal projectiles to delay or incapacitate an assailant.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers stand guard and point nonlethal projectile weapons toward protesters on June 7, 2025 in Los Angeles.
—Jorge Ramis, Wired News, 9 June 2025
At one point, the state also provided money to cover nonlethal tools and indirect losses, but Hunnicutt said the program no longer has enough funding to do so.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2025
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Daria Kaleniuk, Foreign Affairs, 3 Sep. 2025
The devices—operated remotely by a team in Texas—provide constant live video feeds to first responders and, in some cases, fire nonlethal projectiles to delay or incapacitate an assailant.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers stand guard and point nonlethal projectile weapons toward protesters on June 7, 2025 in Los Angeles.
—Jorge Ramis, Wired News, 9 June 2025
At one point, the state also provided money to cover nonlethal tools and indirect losses, but Hunnicutt said the program no longer has enough funding to do so.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonlethal
Adjective
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Masks should not block vision or breathing; makeup or face paint is a safer alternative, though make sure any products used are nontoxic and labeled for use on skin.—
Katia Hetter,
CNN Money,
24 Oct. 2025
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The gel is nontoxic and can be used as a tool to help protect aquatic ecosystems.—
Amaris Encinas,
USA Today,
14 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Gary agreed to pay the Kinahans two hundred thousand euros to atone for various misdeeds, including a nonfatal shooting of a Kinahan associate.—
Ed Caesar,
New Yorker,
20 Oct. 2025
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In 2024, out of 5,450 nonfatal overdoses, 1,092 people in Milwaukee County were 55 and older.—
Natalie Eilbert,
jsonline.com,
17 Oct. 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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The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology later reported nondestructive waves and canceled the alert by early afternoon.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
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Those numbers give inspectors a hard, testable threshold for nondestructive evaluation, something previous alloys could not offer.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Aug. 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
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If the clog remains, use a biodegradable, noncorrosive pipe cleaner, or a household cleaner like hydrogen peroxide, to flush out the drain.—
Jessica Bennett,
Better Homes & Gardens,
28 July 2023
Adjective
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More changes - including budget cuts - are anticipated in an ongoing reorganization effort that aims to remove noninfectious diseases from the CDC's responsibilities.—
Pien Huang,
NPR,
29 July 2025
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This tube contains 15 billion virus-like vesicles—small sacs of noninfectious particles replicated in a lab.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
27 July 2025
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The Burmese python is a nonvenomous predator and has exhibited an appetite for birds, small mammals, reptiles, and even house cats and dogs.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
19 Sep. 2025
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Other snakes seen during the biannual Snake Road movement include nonvenomous plain-bellied water snakes, rough green snakes, and Western ribbon snakes, as well as venomous species like the northern copperhead and timber rattlesnake.—
Owen Clarke,
Outside,
19 Sep. 2025
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Despite a solid cast and some decent jokes, the series rarely rises above the level of pleasantly unobjectionable, much less distinctly memorable.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
19 Sep. 2025
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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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“Nonlethal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonlethal. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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