nonviolence

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Recent Examples of nonviolence He was sometimes likened to Nelson Mandela, that other legendary political prisoner of the Cold War, who similarly spent his postwar life working to reconcile his countrymen and extolling the virtues of nonviolence. Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 16 May 2025 That means nonviolence in the family, community environment, schools, the world and importantly, within the self. Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 5 Jan. 2025 But members of the group have also faced scorn for refusing to join wars due to their belief in pacifism and nonviolence. Luis Andres Henao, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2025 His ideology was rooted in the principles of nonviolence, inspired by the teachings of Mahatma Gandhi and Christian theology, forming the blueprint of his leadership style. Sughnen Yongo, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for nonviolence
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Noun
  • However, both rejected their violent Roman masculinity in favor of Christian pacifism.
    Sarah Barringer, The Conversation, 27 May 2025
  • Minervini, who moved to New York just months before the Sept. 11 attacks, isn’t interested in lecturing us on pacifism.
    Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times, 15 May 2025
Noun
  • Gordonstoun’s combination of pacificism and physical discipline would help define him for the rest of his life.
    Time, Time, 9 Apr. 2021
  • 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 11 Jul. 2025.

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