as in peaceful
not involving violence or force
nonviolent protests
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Recent Examples of nonviolent
Most of the protesters against the ICE raids have been engaged in nonviolent activity protected by the First Amendment, the suit said.
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Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 10 June 2025
The unit offers mostly young, nonviolent offenders an opportunity to avoid prosecution by completing a program to address the issues that initially led to their arrest.
—Bram Sable-Smith, CNN Money, 3 June 2025
Oakland Police Department authorities said that officers respond often to the hotel as well, mostly for nonviolent crimes and mental health crises.
—Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 2 June 2025
In 1960, civil rights leader Diane Nash helped lead a group of Black and white students in Nashville through intensive nonviolent protest training.
—Ann Kowal Smith, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
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Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 10 June 2025
The unit offers mostly young, nonviolent offenders an opportunity to avoid prosecution by completing a program to address the issues that initially led to their arrest.
—Bram Sable-Smith, CNN Money, 3 June 2025
Oakland Police Department authorities said that officers respond often to the hotel as well, mostly for nonviolent crimes and mental health crises.
—Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 2 June 2025
In 1960, civil rights leader Diane Nash helped lead a group of Black and white students in Nashville through intensive nonviolent protest training.
—Ann Kowal Smith, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonviolent
Adjective
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Iran says its uranium enrichment program is for peaceful purposes.—
Rebecca Rosman,
NPR,
14 June 2025
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Meanwhile, human-rights groups have condemned the prosecution of peaceful protesters and prominent journalists under his watch.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
13 June 2025
Adjective
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If anything, the scale of the Second World War and the advent of the atom bomb made the quest for a peaceable international order more urgent than ever.—
Margaret MacMillan,
The Atlantic,
30 Apr. 2025
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Protesters were given cards with QR codes that linked to Yale University’s policies for peaceable assembly, such as keeping everyone physically safe, not blocking entrances and exits and no disruptions to the university’s operations.—
Brynn Gingras,
CNN Money,
23 Apr. 2025
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“Nonviolent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonviolent. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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