as in peaceful
not involving violence or force
nonviolent protests
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Recent Examples of nonviolent
But deportation flights to Venezuela had been halted, and after a few months in detention, like many nonviolent offenders, Carlos was released.
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Allison McCann, New York Times, 11 June 2025
Protest organizers have urged attendees to remain calm and nonviolent.
Correction and updates 6/13/25, 12:22 p.m and 12:52 p.m.
—Sophie Clark, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 June 2025
In 2014, California voters approved Proposition 47, a ballot initiative that reclassified several nonviolent felonies, including shoplifting, theft and drug possession, as misdemeanors if the value involved was $950 or less.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 12 June 2025
Kardashian reportedly pressured Trump to grant clemency to Alice Marie Johnson, who was sentenced to life for a nonviolent drug offense, in 2018, and lobbied for the First Step Act, which aimed to reduce prison sentences, including mandatory minimum sentences for nonviolent drug convictions.
—Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
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Allison McCann, New York Times, 11 June 2025
Protest organizers have urged attendees to remain calm and nonviolent.
Correction and updates 6/13/25, 12:22 p.m and 12:52 p.m.
—Sophie Clark, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 June 2025
In 2014, California voters approved Proposition 47, a ballot initiative that reclassified several nonviolent felonies, including shoplifting, theft and drug possession, as misdemeanors if the value involved was $950 or less.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 12 June 2025
Kardashian reportedly pressured Trump to grant clemency to Alice Marie Johnson, who was sentenced to life for a nonviolent drug offense, in 2018, and lobbied for the First Step Act, which aimed to reduce prison sentences, including mandatory minimum sentences for nonviolent drug convictions.
—Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonviolent
Adjective
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Iran has long maintained that its nuclear program is peaceful, and U.S. intelligence agencies have assessed that Tehran is not actively pursuing a bomb.—
Jon Gambrell,
Fortune,
26 June 2025
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My students said these are small, unexpected spots that provide an excellent opportunity for a quiet, peaceful break, to be present, whether enjoyed alone or with a friend.—
Eric Zillmer,
The Conversation,
25 June 2025
Adjective
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Trump’s narrow nationalism does not seem more peaceable than internationalism.—
Daniel Immerwahr,
New Yorker,
16 June 2025
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If anything, the scale of the Second World War and the advent of the atom bomb made the quest for a peaceable international order more urgent than ever.—
Margaret MacMillan,
The Atlantic,
30 Apr. 2025
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“Nonviolent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonviolent. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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