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Recent Examples of nonviolence
King rose to national prominence advocating for nonviolence to achieve civil rights, according to the King Center.
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Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 19 Jan. 2026
McCoy said King’s lessons about nonviolence are more important now than ever.
—Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Jan. 2026
The church and other institutions should promote nonviolence in the community as a way of conflict resolution and teach the history of King.
—Willie Wilson, Chicago Tribune, 15 Jan. 2026
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.
—Nakell Williams, CBS News, 29 Dec. 2025
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Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 19 Jan. 2026
McCoy said King’s lessons about nonviolence are more important now than ever.
—Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Jan. 2026
The church and other institutions should promote nonviolence in the community as a way of conflict resolution and teach the history of King.
—Willie Wilson, Chicago Tribune, 15 Jan. 2026
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.
—Nakell Williams, CBS News, 29 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for nonviolence
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonviolence
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Out of China's shadow A great dream of Shinzo Abe was to convince the people of Japan to abandon unilateral pacifism and restore the country to a position of military strength.—
Jeff Kingston,
Time,
15 Feb. 2026
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The security provided by the United States underwrote Sweden’s pacifism.—
Isaac Stanley-Becker,
The Atlantic,
13 Feb. 2026
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Holding fast to pacificism could contribute to a massacre.—
Carol Quillen,
Time,
21 Feb. 2026
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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 25 Feb. 2026.
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