peacefully

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Recent Examples of peacefully The protest in Kinshasa drew hundreds of people and began peacefully, but was dispersed by police with tear gas and warning shots after protesters clashed with pro-government supporters. ABC News, 15 Sep. 2026 Other videos taken by local media show people marching peacefully through Guatemala City to demand immediate government action. Hira Humayun, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2026 His office said in a statement that Tung died peacefully in the presence of family members Tuesday. Kanis Leung, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026 In Hutton’s telling, unseen male politicians sleep peacefully while two women navigate the life-threatening consequences of the men’s decisions. Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026 After all, their eventual conversation about kids with Samir’s girlfriend takes place while Issa is peacefully tied up in a chair. Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026 Jasper’s Death In Heller’s book, Jasper passes somewhat peacefully in his sleep when Hig takes him up to the mountains to camp and fish. Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 28 Aug. 2026 The British actor died peacefully at his Los Angeles home at age 80, his representatives said. Josh Feldman, NBC news, 27 Aug. 2026 Crisis negotiators and a SWAT team were called to the scene to try to get the suspect to surrender peacefully, police said. Richard Ramos, CBS News, 26 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for peacefully
Adverb
  • This terror grows familiar but not stale; the reader is allowed to live within it almost calmly and thus catch glimpses of other forces in the darkness.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026
  • As blood soaks her nightgown, Lizzie calmly observes the scene of the crime.
    Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 17 Sep. 2026
Adverb
  • Nestled serenely in northern South Dakota on Native American land and surrounded by livestock and crops as far as the eye can see, Timber Lake is a ranching community with two pumps serving regular gas and no stoplights.
    Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The cumulative impression of Alice that the book leaves is of someone moving serenely through life, meeting fond blessings and awful curses both with the same calm equanimity.
    Ian Penman, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
Adverb
  • The waters of a continent – west from the Rockies and east from the Appalachians – pour into it, sometimes violently, sometimes placidly.
    Alfredo Sosa, Christian Science Monitor, 24 June 2026
  • Nature is no big deal in Cristian Mungiu‘s superb new drama of systemic order and individual disarray, which takes in the sprawling waters and monochrome mountainscapes of the region with a placidly appreciative eye.
    Guy Lodge, Variety, 18 May 2026
Adverb
  • The family’s dream home (a magazine-pristine and coolly atmospheric feat by production designer Alain Bainée) certainly looks solid, but proves quite permeable — beginning one morning when a gaping hole suddenly appears in the garden wall.
    Guy Lodge, Variety, 8 Sep. 2026
  • As if to signal this iteration hasn’t completely deviated from its roots, in the show’s opening moments, Deborah Wayne coolly flicks the iconic flip-up frames made famous by Hardison’s Dwayne.
    Senior Television, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026

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“Peacefully.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peacefully. Accessed 19 Sep. 2026.

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