as in peaceful
not involving violence or force
nonviolent protests
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Recent Examples of nonviolent
Chenoweth found that when at least 3.5 per cent of the population participated in nonviolent opposition, movements were largely successful.
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Julia Angwin, New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2025
Rustin was a trusted advisor and mentor to King, helping to refine King’s understanding of nonviolent direct action and introducing him to Gandhian philosophy.
—Sughnen Yongo, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
An Immutable Risk Score Alexander is like thousands of prisoners who have previously appeared before the board — repeat offenders accused of nonviolent crimes, often mired in addiction with limited education or learning disabilities.
—Richard A. Webster, ProPublica, 10 Apr. 2025
Immigration advocates, attorneys and civil litigators are warning against the normalization of federal agents concealing their faces while detaining nonviolent students.
—Emma Tucker, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2025
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Julia Angwin, New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2025
Rustin was a trusted advisor and mentor to King, helping to refine King’s understanding of nonviolent direct action and introducing him to Gandhian philosophy.
—Sughnen Yongo, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
An Immutable Risk Score Alexander is like thousands of prisoners who have previously appeared before the board — repeat offenders accused of nonviolent crimes, often mired in addiction with limited education or learning disabilities.
—Richard A. Webster, ProPublica, 10 Apr. 2025
Immigration advocates, attorneys and civil litigators are warning against the normalization of federal agents concealing their faces while detaining nonviolent students.
—Emma Tucker, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonviolent
Adjective
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Together, these two pros deliver a Sunday to-do list that will hopefully create a more peaceful and efficient week ahead.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
27 Apr. 2025
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The meeting lasted about 15 minutes inside St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, where Francis often preached the need for a peaceful end to the war, just before Trump and Zelenskyy took their seats at the outdoor funeral service.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
27 Apr. 2025
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Protesters were given cards with QR codes that linked to Yale University’s policies for peaceable assembly, such as keeping everyone physically safe, not blocking entrances and exits and no disruptions to the university’s operations.—
Brynn Gingras,
CNN Money,
23 Apr. 2025
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The founders plainly understood that the nation could not flourish, or even survive, without giving due respect to the laws that governed peaceable relations among sovereign states.—
Harold Hongju Koh,
Foreign Affairs,
15 Oct. 2013
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“Nonviolent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonviolent. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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