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Recent Examples of nonviolence
Mamdani, whose supporters resent how often he is asked for his opinion on Israel’s right to exist, maneuvered around a question about his support for the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement, and emphasized his commitment to nonviolence.
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Eric Lach, New Yorker, 13 June 2025
He was sometimes likened to Nelson Mandela, that other legendary political prisoner of the Cold War, who similarly spent his postwar life working to reconcile his countrymen and extolling the virtues of nonviolence.
—Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 16 May 2025
That means nonviolence in the family, community environment, schools, the world and importantly, within the self.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 5 Jan. 2025
But members of the group have also faced scorn for refusing to join wars due to their belief in pacifism and nonviolence.
—Luis Andres Henao, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2025
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Eric Lach, New Yorker, 13 June 2025
He was sometimes likened to Nelson Mandela, that other legendary political prisoner of the Cold War, who similarly spent his postwar life working to reconcile his countrymen and extolling the virtues of nonviolence.
—Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 16 May 2025
That means nonviolence in the family, community environment, schools, the world and importantly, within the self.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 5 Jan. 2025
But members of the group have also faced scorn for refusing to join wars due to their belief in pacifism and nonviolence.
—Luis Andres Henao, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonviolence
Noun
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The primary concern of the book was pacifism—the rejection of all violence, even to combat evil.—
Ben Woollard,
JSTOR Daily,
18 June 2025
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However, both rejected their violent Roman masculinity in favor of Christian pacifism.—
Sarah Barringer,
The Conversation,
27 May 2025
Noun
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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 30 Jul. 2025.
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