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Recent Examples of nonbelligerent
Solmaz Sharif, The New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2022
Over time, such cooperation could gradually acclimate Arab peoples to a nonbelligerent stance toward Israel.
—Charles Krauthammer, Twin Cities, 30 May 2017
Adjective
For not wanting to be nonbelligerent by naming the terms for belligerence.
—Solmaz Sharif, The New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2022
Over time, such cooperation could gradually acclimate Arab peoples to a nonbelligerent stance toward Israel.
—Charles Krauthammer, Twin Cities, 30 May 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonbelligerent
Adjective
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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
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But Man 'Forgot About It for Almost a Decade' The NPS further said that tarantulas are slow-moving and nonaggressive, adding their bite is likened to a bee sting and is not deadly to humans.—
David Chiu,
Peoplemag,
30 Oct. 2023
Noun
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American pacifists and civil rights activists A. J. Muste and Bayard Rustin were part of that group.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
2 June 2025
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Bloomsbury included pacifists, conscientious objectors, soldiers, and agents of empire.—
Jenny Noyce,
JSTOR Daily,
14 May 2025
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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Such was the peaceable dreaming, the end-of-history thinking, in the wake of the Twelve-Day War.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
28 July 2025
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Trump’s narrow nationalism does not seem more peaceable than internationalism.—
Daniel Immerwahr,
New Yorker,
16 June 2025
Adjective
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Xi must know that old societies tend to be pacific and that China is getting old fast.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
23 Dec. 2024
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Their awards show is today, Saturday, at 12 noon pacific time.—
Charlie Fink,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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No one can come away rooting for Sophie to wind up back at home with her peaceful heteronormative life.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
1 Aug. 2025
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Unfortunately, his peaceful existence is short-lived when he’s summoned by Maui’s King Kahekili (Temuera Morrison) to serve in a battle against O’ahu.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
1 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Meanwhile, dogs that lose fights or are seen as unaggressive are killed, oftentimes in heinous fashion, with many cases involving dogs being electrocuted, hung or beaten to death.—
Christopher Cann,
USA TODAY,
8 Mar. 2025
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Time flowed differently, and my vision felt soft and the world around me pure and unaggressive.—
Gary Shteyngart,
The New Yorker,
27 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The camera bag is available in Toasted Hazelnut Multi (neutral tones), Black Multi, Squash Blossom Multi, Terracotta Tile Multi (pink and orange), and Sage Bundle Multi.—
Gabriela Izquierdo,
Southern Living,
26 July 2025
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Fifty-one percent disapproved, while 33% were neutral.—
Aysha Bagchi,
USA Today,
26 July 2025
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“Nonbelligerent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonbelligerent. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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