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Recent Examples of nonviolence
Both led their people through seemingly impossible conflicts with grace and the ethos of nonviolence.
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Janine Di Giovanni, Travel + Leisure, 11 Oct. 2025
Dan said Mary traveled to teach nonviolence and share her mom’s story four to five months out of a year.
—Emma George-Griffin, Freep.com, 9 Oct. 2025
But members of the group also faced scorn for refusing to join wars due to their belief in nonviolence.
—Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2025
Dedicated to nonviolence and forgiving of mom and dad, the 16-year-old emerges as the film’s true hero and the last hope of our democracy.
—Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 3 Oct. 2025
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Janine Di Giovanni, Travel + Leisure, 11 Oct. 2025
Dan said Mary traveled to teach nonviolence and share her mom’s story four to five months out of a year.
—Emma George-Griffin, Freep.com, 9 Oct. 2025
But members of the group also faced scorn for refusing to join wars due to their belief in nonviolence.
—Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2025
Dedicated to nonviolence and forgiving of mom and dad, the 16-year-old emerges as the film’s true hero and the last hope of our democracy.
—Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 3 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonviolence
Noun
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Takaichi has underscored the need to accelerate Japan’s military buildup after years of pacifism since World War II, echoing Abe’s militaristic vision.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
28 Oct. 2025
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Reconciliation is as natural as conflict — but pacifism, or being completely unwilling to defend yourself, while aiming for peace as an end, provides no means of getting there.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
18 Oct. 2025
Noun
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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 27 Nov. 2025.
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