as in peaceful
not involving violence or force
nonviolent protests
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Recent Examples of nonviolent
That mix is in evidence again as Virgil tries to walk a nonviolent path.
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Paula L. Woods, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
Carroll Rivas added that decreases of nonviolent incidents in the audit appear in part attributed to fewer in-person events, leaflet or flyer distributions or other gatherings, particularly among white nationalists and neo-Nazis.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 6 May 2026
Peace journalism is a form of news reporting by which reporters frame their stories in ways that facilitate nonviolent responses to conflict, for example, by avoiding inflammatory words such as massacre, slaughter, or brutal.
—Karen McIntyre, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Apr. 2026
Sunday's event was put on by The Singing Resistance, a grassroots organization that uses song as a form of nonviolent protest.
—Jason Rantala, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026
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Paula L. Woods, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
Carroll Rivas added that decreases of nonviolent incidents in the audit appear in part attributed to fewer in-person events, leaflet or flyer distributions or other gatherings, particularly among white nationalists and neo-Nazis.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 6 May 2026
Peace journalism is a form of news reporting by which reporters frame their stories in ways that facilitate nonviolent responses to conflict, for example, by avoiding inflammatory words such as massacre, slaughter, or brutal.
—Karen McIntyre, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Apr. 2026
Sunday's event was put on by The Singing Resistance, a grassroots organization that uses song as a form of nonviolent protest.
—Jason Rantala, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonviolent
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Brooks told Fox News Digital that approximately 750 men attended the gathering, where community members committed to maintaining the neighborhood as a peaceful environment for families and children.—
Greg Wehner , Anders Hagstrom,
FOXNews.com,
18 May 2026
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Not high up in the clouds, but down into my body, a much more peaceful place than my brain.—
Blake Crisses,
Rolling Stone,
17 May 2026
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With no discernable reason beyond intimidation, Hasner approved this staggering waste of taxpayer funds, stifling the First Amendment right of peaceable assembly.—
Karen J. Leader,
Sun Sentinel,
9 Mar. 2026
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Military experts and Iran scholars say that airstrikes alone are unlikely to transform the Islamic republic into a peaceable, democratic country.—
Doyle McManus,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Mar. 2026
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“Nonviolent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonviolent. Accessed 19 May. 2026.
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