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Recent Examples of nonviolence
Will his commitment to nonviolence lead him to leave the Russians alone?
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Judy Berman, Time, 31 Mar. 2025
Police arrest two protesters on charges of disorderly conduct and destruction of property, but nonviolence prevails, with protesters pulling peers away from a confrontation with a taxi driver.
—Steve Earley, Baltimore Sun, 10 Apr. 2025
Born in 1912 in West Chester, Pennsylvania, Rustin was raised by Quaker grandparents who instilled in him the principles of nonviolence and equality.
—Sughnen Yongo, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
There’s a lot of irony packed into Cameron’s words about nonviolence when this is a guy who murdered someone in cold blood.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2025
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Judy Berman, Time, 31 Mar. 2025
Police arrest two protesters on charges of disorderly conduct and destruction of property, but nonviolence prevails, with protesters pulling peers away from a confrontation with a taxi driver.
—Steve Earley, Baltimore Sun, 10 Apr. 2025
Born in 1912 in West Chester, Pennsylvania, Rustin was raised by Quaker grandparents who instilled in him the principles of nonviolence and equality.
—Sughnen Yongo, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
There’s a lot of irony packed into Cameron’s words about nonviolence when this is a guy who murdered someone in cold blood.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonviolence
Noun
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However, both rejected their violent Roman masculinity in favor of Christian pacifism.—
Sarah Barringer,
The Conversation,
27 May 2025
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Minervini, who moved to New York just months before the Sept. 11 attacks, isn’t interested in lecturing us on pacifism.—
Jeannette Catsoulis,
New York Times,
15 May 2025
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Gordonstoun’s combination of pacificism and physical discipline would help define him for the rest of his life.—
Time,
Time,
9 Apr. 2021
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Its agenda: justice and charity, pacificism and spreading the wealth.—
SAM ROBERTS,
New York Times,
8 July 2016
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“Nonviolence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonviolence. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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