peacekeeper

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Recent Examples of peacekeeper That was the backbone from which everything sprang forth, was this allowance to be a little messy and to fight, because Ginny tries to be the peacekeeper in season one. Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 15 June 2026 And in the southeast, one peacekeeper with the United Nations Interim Force died and two others were injured after a mortar shell struck their position. Frederik Pleitgen, CNN Money, 5 June 2026 The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon, known as UNIFIL, a peacekeeping mission, said Thursday that a Serbian peacekeeper was killed and two others were wounded when shelling hit their base in the country's southeast the previous night. Sarah Lynch Baldwin, CBS News, 4 June 2026 An Indonesian peacekeeper has died after suffering injuries in March, according to a statement from the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon. Sarah Dean, NBC news, 25 Apr. 2026 Macron says French peacekeeper wounded in Lebanon attack over the weekend has died. ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026 In Lebanon, which Israel has invaded by ground, an Indonesian peacekeeper was killed and three others were wounded when a projectile exploded near a village in the south. Jon Gambrell, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026 The incident came less than a day after an Indonesian peacekeeper was killed in a separate explosion, marking one of the deadliest stretches for the mission since the conflict intensified along the Lebanese‑Israeli border. Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026 Pushing too much hostility between team members or pushing Anthony too hard to be the peacekeeper could easily create an ugly atmosphere that spoils the vibe. Ben Travers, IndieWire, 20 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for peacekeeper
Noun
  • His father, Kenneth, was a pacifist and a conscientious objector in World War II, which made the family somewhat outcast in its small hometown.
    Barbara Isenberg, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026
  • However, it was criticized by pacifists at home and China for deviating from Japan’s postwar self-defense only principle.
    ABC News, ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Contrary to my initial impulse, my effort to play peacemaker was hardly heroic.
    Bob Brody, New York Daily News, 21 June 2026
  • When peacemakers finally pried apart Slaughter and Dropo, Slaughter had his jersey ripped, but Dropo had taken the more telling punches.
    Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 13 June 2026

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“Peacekeeper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peacekeeper. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.

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