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as in peaceful
inclined to live in peace and to avoid war
a peaceable nation that has never had any interest in conquest
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as in nonviolent
not involving violence or force
trying to find a peaceable resolution
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Recent Examples of peaceable
If peaceable trading isn't your dream, consider the corsair life, pillaging other ships for their precious cargo.
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Alan Bradley, Space.com, 7 Oct. 2025
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
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
The giant moa was the world’s largest bird, up to 11 feet high and 500 lbs., a peaceable, plant-eating giant that lived on the edges of forests in New Zealand’s South Island.
—David Bloom, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
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Alan Bradley, Space.com, 7 Oct. 2025
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
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
The giant moa was the world’s largest bird, up to 11 feet high and 500 lbs., a peaceable, plant-eating giant that lived on the edges of forests in New Zealand’s South Island.
—David Bloom, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for peaceable
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Shiites also held a peaceful rally in Multan, a city in Punjab province, chanting slogans against Israel and the United States.—
Adil Jawad,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Mar. 2026
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Lasting peace can only be achieved through peaceful means, including genuine dialogue and negotiations.—
Greg Myre,
NPR,
1 Mar. 2026
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Dozens of petitions have been filed with the court asking it to decide whether the law violates the Second Amendment as applied to people convicted of nonviolent felonies.—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
1 Mar. 2026
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How the program works Mathews said most people ages 17 to 24 in the Williamson County Jail charged with nonviolent felonies can enter the program, with some exceptions.—
Claire Osborn,
Austin American Statesman,
28 Feb. 2026
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Olivier tried successfully to get the reader to understand how a gentle, pacific young man could come to kill more than a thousand people, and so capturing the tone and empathetic portrayal not only of Simo Häyhä and his colleagues but also of the often-bewildered Russian soldiers was essential.—
Erik Pedersen,
Oc Register,
30 Jan. 2026
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Courtesy: Apple Apple on Tuesday sent invites to the media and analysts for a launch event at its campus on September 9 at 10 A.M pacific time.—
Kif Leswing,
CNBC,
26 Aug. 2025
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Takaichi has pledged to revise security and defense policies by December to bolster Japan’s military capabilities, lifting a ban on lethal weapons exports and moving further away from postwar pacifist principles.—
Mari Yamaguchi,
Fortune,
19 Feb. 2026
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Takaichi has pledged to revise security and defense policies by December to bolster Japan's military capabilities, lifting a ban on lethal weapons exports and moving further away from postwar pacifist principles.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
19 Feb. 2026
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“Peaceable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peaceable. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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