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Recent Examples of uncombative
For months, North Korea has been relatively uncombative, as leader Kim Jong Un grapples with the coronavirus pandemic, natural disasters and the deepening economic pain under years of tough U.S.-led sanctions.
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Fox News, 8 Oct. 2020
Fox News, 8 Oct. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for uncombative
Adjective
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Despite their dramatic appearance, Arizona tarantulas are shy and nonaggressive.—
Tiffany Acosta,
AZCentral.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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Never run or make any loud noises or sudden movements, as this could startle these creatures, which are typically nonaggressive until frightened.—
Madeline Nguyen,
The Arizona Republic,
22 Mar. 2024
Adjective
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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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My late grandfather, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, served in the pacific campaign.—
Simon Perry,
People.com,
19 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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If peaceable trading isn't your dream, consider the corsair life, pillaging other ships for their precious cargo.—
Alan Bradley,
Space.com,
7 Oct. 2025
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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
Adjective
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For not wanting to be nonbelligerent by naming the terms for belligerence.—
Solmaz Sharif,
The New Yorker,
21 Feb. 2022
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Over time, such cooperation could gradually acclimate Arab peoples to a nonbelligerent stance toward Israel.—
Charles Krauthammer,
Twin Cities,
30 May 2017
Adjective
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Here a civilian leader is shown in an unwarlike pose, seated, with a thoughtful and resolute expression—an icon of responsibility.—
Adam Kirsch,
WSJ,
1 Oct. 2021
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Hobbits are small and unwarlike, with no interest in glory.—
Tom Shippey,
Fortune,
21 Sep. 2017
Adjective
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Fall boating can mean peaceful days on Arkansas' large reservoirs while many hunters begin to hit the woods instead of the water.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
21 Oct. 2025
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But the enormous turnout for the largely peaceful demonstrations appeared to stiffen their resolve.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
21 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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On their face, diversity, equity and inclusion may seem uncontentious.—
David A. Lieb,
Anchorage Daily News,
18 Apr. 2023
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The event was uncontentious.—
Ann Killion,
San Francisco Chronicle,
17 Jan. 2023
Adjective
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The Half Moon Bay weigh-off began in 1974, when the California town barely edged out Circleville, Ohio, in an amiable contest for the fictitious title of pumpkin capital of the world.—
Jennifer Borresen,
USA Today,
19 Oct. 2025
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However, beneath the makeup, amiable veneer and his seemingly normal brickfront home lurked unbelievable darkness — and a putrid odor that ultimately did him in.—
Jessica Sager,
PEOPLE,
18 Oct. 2025
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“Uncombative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncombative. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.
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