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Recent Examples of nonmilitary
China has also increasingly sought to coerce Taiwan through nonmilitary means.
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Marvin Park, Foreign Affairs, 22 Oct. 2025
Kevin Henderson, a nonmilitary War Department employee, was scheduled for neck surgery in early November.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 16 Oct. 2025
Argentina reflects a worst-case scenario of how the military can absorb practices from nonmilitary agents that erode its professionalism.
—Kristina Mani, The Conversation, 23 Sep. 2025
How did a nonmilitary crew capture and imprison a Xenomorph in the first place?
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 5 Aug. 2025
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Marvin Park, Foreign Affairs, 22 Oct. 2025
Kevin Henderson, a nonmilitary War Department employee, was scheduled for neck surgery in early November.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 16 Oct. 2025
Argentina reflects a worst-case scenario of how the military can absorb practices from nonmilitary agents that erode its professionalism.
—Kristina Mani, The Conversation, 23 Sep. 2025
How did a nonmilitary crew capture and imprison a Xenomorph in the first place?
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 5 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonmilitary
Adjective
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The war has jolted markets and rattled the global economy as shipping has been cut off and airstrikes have torn through military and civilian infrastructure across the region.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Apr. 2026
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More than 2,100 people have been killed in the Israeli offensive, according to Lebanon's health ministry, which does not distinguish between civilian and combatant casualties.—
Joe Walsh,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Though ostracized in their time, people who resisted internment are now seen as civil-rights pioneers.—
Hua Hsu,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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Assault victims in Virginia may seek a civil resolution to their criminal case through accord and satisfaction, an agreement for an amount owed in damages, such as money to cover the cost of medical bills or property repairs.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Apr. 2026
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“Nonmilitary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonmilitary. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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