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Recent Examples of pacifism
Soon thereafter, Lucy and the Ghoul set out further into the wasteland, filling the air with their familiar moral debate, the latter frustrated by the former’s commitment to pacifism in a brutal world.
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Jack King, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2025
Post-1945 pacifism and general skepticism about nuclear energy predispose many Germans to oppose an independent deterrent.
—Moritz S. Graefrath, Foreign Affairs, 19 Nov. 2025
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, 18 Oct. 2025
The filmmakers view Russell’s commitment to pacifism, opposition to imperialism, and humanitarian principles as particularly resonant today.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 13 Oct. 2025
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Jack King, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2025
Post-1945 pacifism and general skepticism about nuclear energy predispose many Germans to oppose an independent deterrent.
—Moritz S. Graefrath, Foreign Affairs, 19 Nov. 2025
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, 18 Oct. 2025
The filmmakers view Russell’s commitment to pacifism, opposition to imperialism, and humanitarian principles as particularly resonant today.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 13 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pacifism
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Holding fast to pacificism could contribute to a massacre.—
Carol Quillen,
Time,
21 Feb. 2026
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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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Communists were also the most vigorous foes of fascism—except for twenty-two notorious months beginning in late August 1939, when the USSR signed a nonaggression pact with Nazi Germany.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
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Concerned by deadly encounters between protesters and federal officers in Minnesota, the church coalition has also organized training sessions on safety and nonviolence, including de-escalation tactics.—
Caitlin Hu,
CNN Money,
20 Feb. 2026
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In his broader teaching on nonviolence, King emphasized that peace requires mutual recognition, not humiliation.—
Ed Gaskin,
Boston Herald,
15 Feb. 2026
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“Pacifism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pacifism. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.
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