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Recent Examples of nonlethal
The canine predators killed or severely injured 27 calves in March and April of this year alone, state records show, alarming ranchers and costing the state millions to reimburse agricultural losses and help pay for fencing and other nonlethal deterrents.
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Sacbee.com, 1 Aug. 2025
Multiple social media posts show police pushing people to the ground, kneeling on their backs and firing nonlethal ammunition to disperse the crowd.
—Patricia Gallagher Newberry, The Enquirer, 18 July 2025
The protective gear was used to help rioters withstand rubber bullets, tear gas, and other nonlethal munitions deployed by law enforcement.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 3 July 2025
So now the ayatollah, who had a symbolic retaliation by firing some nonlethal missiles at the American’s Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar, has to decide his course going forward.
—New York Daily News, Twin Cities, 26 June 2025
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Sacbee.com, 1 Aug. 2025
Multiple social media posts show police pushing people to the ground, kneeling on their backs and firing nonlethal ammunition to disperse the crowd.
—Patricia Gallagher Newberry, The Enquirer, 18 July 2025
The protective gear was used to help rioters withstand rubber bullets, tear gas, and other nonlethal munitions deployed by law enforcement.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 3 July 2025
So now the ayatollah, who had a symbolic retaliation by firing some nonlethal missiles at the American’s Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar, has to decide his course going forward.
—New York Daily News, Twin Cities, 26 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonlethal
Adjective
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Also made from nonporous silicone, each liner is made from food-grade silicone that’s nontoxic and BPA-free.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 Sep. 2025
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The nontoxic system also includes two ceramic coasters for resting the carafe and dripper.—
Mark Marino,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
29 Aug. 2025
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This surge in money only appears after fatal school shootings, not after other mass shootings or nonfatal incidents.—
John J. Donohue,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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The four other occupants of the vehicle sustained nonfatal injuries and were treated on scene and at local hospitals, according to police.—
Drake Bentley,
jsonline.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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Advocates say there are ways around the issue by carefully sourcing nonpoisonous trees that are grown organically and not sprayed with fire retardant.—
Charles Passy,
WSJ,
27 Dec. 2020
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This will give them a chance to exercise this innate behavior with a safe source of nonpoisonous plant life.—
David Shultz,
Science | AAAS,
8 Aug. 2019
Adjective
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Those numbers give inspectors a hard, testable threshold for nondestructive evaluation, something previous alloys could not offer.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Aug. 2025
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The study highlights how important nondestructive X-ray fluorescence spectrometry has become to archaeology, said John Millhauser, associate professor of sociology and anthropology at North Carolina State University.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
16 May 2025
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In the chemical and materials industries, quantum computing could inform the design of more efficient batteries for electric cars and noncorrosive elements for ships.—
Charina Chou,
Foreign Affairs,
7 Jan. 2025
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If the clog remains, use a biodegradable, noncorrosive pipe cleaner, or a household cleaner like hydrogen peroxide, to flush out the drain.—
Jessica Bennett,
Better Homes & Gardens,
28 July 2023
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More changes - including budget cuts - are anticipated in an ongoing reorganization effort that aims to remove noninfectious diseases from the CDC's responsibilities.—
Pien Huang,
NPR,
29 July 2025
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This tube contains 15 billion virus-like vesicles—small sacs of noninfectious particles replicated in a lab.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
27 July 2025
Adjective
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What are common nonvenomous snakes in California?—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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The elusive rainbow snake, scientifically known as Farancia erytrogramma, is a nonvenomous species whose population has declined in recent decades, according to the FWC.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
23 Aug. 2025
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Maybe that’s the lesson the university is actually communicating to its students, beneath whatever charmingly nasal encouragement Kermit doles out on graduation day: to err on the unobjectionable side when things look dicey.—
Callie Holtermann,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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Many orders can be unobjectionable, such as giving federal employees the day after Christmas off.—
Josh Boak,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Jan. 2025
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“Nonlethal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonlethal. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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