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Recent Examples of violence Appointed in 2022, Theetge identified her main priorities as reducing gun violence, improving officer wellness, and strengthening recruitment — challenges that have continued to define her time in office. Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025 In the years since, the law has reportedly resulted in more gun violence and homicides, rather than deterring. Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025 No Mercy is also a film about violence. Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 20 Oct. 2025 Texas will deter criminal mischief and work with local law enforcement to arrest anyone engaging in acts of violence or damaging property. NPR, 19 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for violence
Recent Examples of Synonyms for violence
Noun
  • The sight of Musk swinging a chainsaw onstage at a conservative conference captured the pell-mell approach, not to mention the brutality, of the billionaire’s plan to bring the federal government to heel.
    Andy Kroll, New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2025
  • And as civil rights protesters proved decades ago, a righteous, peaceful protest that is met with brutality can unmute even a silent majority.
    Nancy Gibbs, Time, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The property features Techno Gym equipment (the gym girlies that get it, get it), as well as high-intensity fitness classes and sauna/steam room.
    Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 18 Oct. 2025
  • The research team also revealed that the system is optimized for 625 parametric building designs covering different energy use intensities (EUI) and geometric configurations, defined by façade area-to-volume, length-to-width, and height-to-footprint ratios.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Thus, current fears reinforce a pre-existing localism, and infuse it with new and intense emotions.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Yet neuroscience shows us that perception is biased, emotions hijack reasoning, and threat‑detection systems, like the amygdala, can overreact.
    Big Think, Big Think, 18 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Blaylock was charged with felony injury to a child with serious bodily injury, court records show.
    Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Bronny James missed the Lakers' preseason finale against the Kings, listed as day-to-day with an ankle injury.
    Matt Audilet, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • During cocktail hour, Kors’ enthusiasm for the nonprofit continued to inspire support from potential new volunteers.
    Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Coleman also pushed back against the notion that enthusiasm for AI diminishes the value of human work.
    Dave Smith, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • But when Gwen falls into a dream state, the Grabber's assault on the group threatens to derail their plan entirely.
    Megan McCluskey, Time, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Of those six assault cases, Berchtold was only found guilty of rape of a child once and spent one year in jail, Jan told Vulture.
    Alex Gurley, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Prostate cancers are graded for aggressiveness in the Gleason grading system, which ranges from 6 to 10, with 10 being the most aggressive.
    Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Doctors assess the aggressiveness of prostate cancer using a measure called the Gleason score, which ranges from 6 to 10.
    Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • In the Netflix adaptation, Pippa helps describe the fight against the Twits’ reign of mischief and terror, serving as a moral compass amid the chaos.
    Jane LaCroix, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Mathis has been a terror for opposing quarterbacks alongside teammate and fellow true freshman Sidney Stewart.
    The Athletic College Football Staff, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025

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“Violence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/violence. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.

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