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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
For decades in the United States, scientists and government officials have coexisted in a mostly peaceable and productive symbiosis.
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Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 14 Feb. 2025
That's because the First Amendment rights of freedom of speech, freedom of the press, and peaceable assembly are fundamental protections of our ability to criticize public officials.
—John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025
The second time, in 1937, the Court ruled, 5-4, that Herndon's conviction for attempting to incite insurrection violated his rights to free speech and peaceable assembly.
—John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025
Military comedies have a long and relatively peaceable history on screens small and large — Fred Astaire, Bob Hope, Abbott and Costello, Martin and Lewis and Bill Murray all made them.
—Robert Lloyd, Boston Herald, 6 Jan. 2025
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Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 14 Feb. 2025
That's because the First Amendment rights of freedom of speech, freedom of the press, and peaceable assembly are fundamental protections of our ability to criticize public officials.
—John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025
The second time, in 1937, the Court ruled, 5-4, that Herndon's conviction for attempting to incite insurrection violated his rights to free speech and peaceable assembly.
—John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025
Military comedies have a long and relatively peaceable history on screens small and large — Fred Astaire, Bob Hope, Abbott and Costello, Martin and Lewis and Bill Murray all made them.
—Robert Lloyd, Boston Herald, 6 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for peaceable
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The story will chronicle the events of May 15, 1970, when Mississippi police opened fire outside dormitories at Jackson State College (now Jackson State University), killing two unarmed students and injuring 12 others, during a peaceful protest against racial injustice.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
9 May 2025
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Sign up in advance to hop aboard the shuttle for a 15-minute ride to Barefoot Beach, one of Naples’ most beautiful beaches that’s known for incredible shelling and a peaceful atmosphere.—
Angela Caraway-Carlton,
Miami Herald,
8 May 2025
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However, a wave of permanent residents, green card holders, and nonviolent immigrants without legal status have been detained by ICE.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 May 2025
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Reasons for doing this go well beyond your Catholic faith — and include your political commitments to the disabled, to authentic and nonviolent medical care, and to suicide prevention.—
Charles Camosy,
New York Daily News,
4 May 2025
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Xi must know that old societies tend to be pacific and that China is getting old fast.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
23 Dec. 2024
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Their awards show is today, Saturday, at 12 noon pacific time.—
Charlie Fink,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
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Before the Japanese government released its national security strategy policy guidelines in 2022, Japan's defense budget was limited to only 1 percent of GDP, or 5 trillion yen ($35 billion), by its constitution, which renounces war and puts the country on a pacifist course.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Apr. 2025
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Meanwhile, a visiting company of the pacifist fake Irish Travelers called the Tuatha’an have sought refuge in the village too, and Perrin’s counting on these non-fighters to run the town’s children to safety.—
Sean T. Collins,
Vulture,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Peaceable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peaceable. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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