as in peaceful
not involving violence or force
nonviolent protests
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Recent Examples of nonviolent
Hamza Namira is an Egyptian singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist whose music rose to prominence during the 25 January revolution in 2011, a day of nonviolent protests against increasing police brutality during the last few years of Hosni Mubarak’s presidency.
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Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 31 Aug. 2025
Be sure to continue Chicago's long tradition of nonviolent resistance.
—USA Today, 27 Aug. 2025
In some cases, it is granted automatically for misdemeanors and nonviolent felonies.
—Melissa Goldin, Chicago Tribune, 26 Aug. 2025
After meeting with Blanche earlier this summer, Maxwell was moved to a federal prison in Texas that houses just over 600 inmates, most of whom are convicted of nonviolent crimes.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 23 Aug. 2025
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Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 31 Aug. 2025
Be sure to continue Chicago's long tradition of nonviolent resistance.
—USA Today, 27 Aug. 2025
In some cases, it is granted automatically for misdemeanors and nonviolent felonies.
—Melissa Goldin, Chicago Tribune, 26 Aug. 2025
After meeting with Blanche earlier this summer, Maxwell was moved to a federal prison in Texas that houses just over 600 inmates, most of whom are convicted of nonviolent crimes.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 23 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonviolent
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John Mariani Inside the walls the Piazza Giuseppe Garibaldi is a peaceful square whose surrounding buildings with their green shutters echo the various architectural styles of the city’s history.—
John Mariani,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Police watched the Capitol lawn from atop a nearby parking garage, but the event was peaceful.—
Paul Egan,
Freep.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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In fact, as believing Christians, Jews, or Muslims know, the founders and leaders of these major world religions advocate understanding of others, empathy for their suffering, and the pursuit of peaceable relations with all.—
Howard Steele,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Aug. 2025
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Such was the peaceable dreaming, the end-of-history thinking, in the wake of the Twelve-Day War.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
28 July 2025
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“Nonviolent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonviolent. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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