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Recent Examples of nonviolence
The Walk for Peace is a multi-state journey through 10 states, with the monks traveling on foot to raise awareness about unity and nonviolence.
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Nakell Williams, CBS News, 29 Dec. 2025
Though Reiner, a lifelong liberal, disagreed with Kirk's conservative beliefs, the filmmaker's remarks about the incident emphasized the importance of nonviolence.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Dec. 2025
Whatever the exact reason or the precise triggering event, Kirchner appears to have recently lost faith in the strategy of nonviolence, at least briefly.
—Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 4 Dec. 2025
Organizers said they were committed to nonviolence.
—Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 19 Oct. 2025
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Nakell Williams, CBS News, 29 Dec. 2025
Though Reiner, a lifelong liberal, disagreed with Kirk's conservative beliefs, the filmmaker's remarks about the incident emphasized the importance of nonviolence.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Dec. 2025
Whatever the exact reason or the precise triggering event, Kirchner appears to have recently lost faith in the strategy of nonviolence, at least briefly.
—Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 4 Dec. 2025
Organizers said they were committed to nonviolence.
—Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 19 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonviolence
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Coretta’s pacifism and support for civil rights led her to join the local chapter of the Progressive Party and attend its national convention in July 1948 as a student delegate.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Jan. 2026
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Central to the Christian sect’s game plan was its intent to create a utopian-like community in America in which everyone gets treated equally and pacifism receives a warm embrace.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
20 Jan. 2026
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Gordonstoun’s combination of pacificism and physical discipline would help define him for the rest of his life.—
Time,
Time,
9 Apr. 2021
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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 6 Feb. 2026.
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