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Recent Examples of peacefully
Grim fled the state, setting off a nationwide manhunt that lasted four days and ended peacefully in Oklahoma when alert authorities spotted the killer at a relative's house.
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Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
Deputies, soon joined by the county’s Psychiatric Emergency Response Team — a unit that pairs law enforcement with mental-health clinicians — sought to coax the man into surrendering peacefully, talking to him through the car and on his cell phone, Jonsen said.
—Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2025
Purposefully impeding access to federal buildings and law enforcement is dangerous and is not peacefully protesting.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
The band’s publicist, Debbie Ball, confirmed the news, writing that Ball died peacefully in his sleep at his London home.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 23 Oct. 2025
Federal agents have claimed in court and elsewhere that some citizens aren’t just peacefully protesting but are interfering with their duties.
—Chicago Tribune, Twin Cities, 22 Oct. 2025
There's a big difference between disrupting an event and peacefully protesting, Piro said.
—Cate Charron, IndyStar, 21 Oct. 2025
The plaintiffs claimed the actions illegally restricted the First Amendment right to peacefully assemble and gather news.
—Daniella Silva, NBC news, 20 Oct. 2025
Fierce and focused firefighter defenses left the immediate vicinity peacefully intact, reflecting the historic Inn’s importance to the region.
—Joan Meiners, AZCentral.com, 20 Oct. 2025
Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
Deputies, soon joined by the county’s Psychiatric Emergency Response Team — a unit that pairs law enforcement with mental-health clinicians — sought to coax the man into surrendering peacefully, talking to him through the car and on his cell phone, Jonsen said.
—Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2025
Purposefully impeding access to federal buildings and law enforcement is dangerous and is not peacefully protesting.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
The band’s publicist, Debbie Ball, confirmed the news, writing that Ball died peacefully in his sleep at his London home.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 23 Oct. 2025
Federal agents have claimed in court and elsewhere that some citizens aren’t just peacefully protesting but are interfering with their duties.
—Chicago Tribune, Twin Cities, 22 Oct. 2025
There's a big difference between disrupting an event and peacefully protesting, Piro said.
—Cate Charron, IndyStar, 21 Oct. 2025
The plaintiffs claimed the actions illegally restricted the First Amendment right to peacefully assemble and gather news.
—Daniella Silva, NBC news, 20 Oct. 2025
Fierce and focused firefighter defenses left the immediate vicinity peacefully intact, reflecting the historic Inn’s importance to the region.
—Joan Meiners, AZCentral.com, 20 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for peacefully
Adverb
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In a viral TikTok shared by user @rejumadnil, a small dog can be seen calmly lounging on what appears to be an entire couch cushion placed neatly inside its kennel.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
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That started with the volleyball spike of a 7-foot-1 player’s hook shot and continued to the tallest player in the league calmly breaking into a left-handed push dribble, coming under control and then hitting a complex six-dribble sequence and stepback 3-pointer plus the foul.—
John Hollinger,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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And Robbie, so serenely, perfectly beautiful, is playing a character teeming with self-loathing.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
19 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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All three kittens were in a cage in the trunk of their minivan, placidly watching us.—
Tao Lin,
Harpers Magazine,
20 Aug. 2025
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One goalkeeper robot stood placidly as its opponent kicked a ball at its legs several times before finally managing to score.—
Yan Zhuang,
New York Times,
18 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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Then the pilot coolly opened the door and hopped out of the plane unharmed.—
Karen Kucher,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Oct. 2025
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The veteran of 71 postseason games slid to his left to field it, coolly executing a fundamental throw home to nab Bauers and keep the game tied, 1-1.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Peacefully.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peacefully. Accessed 2 Nov. 2025.
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