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as in peaceful
inclined to live in peace and to avoid war
a peaceable nation that has never had any interest in conquest
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as in nonviolent
not involving violence or force
trying to find a peaceable resolution
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Recent Examples of peaceable
That's because the First Amendment rights of freedom of speech, freedom of the press, and peaceable assembly are fundamental protections of our ability to criticize public officials.
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John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025
The second time, in 1937, the Court ruled, 5-4, that Herndon's conviction for attempting to incite insurrection violated his rights to free speech and peaceable assembly.
—John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025
Military comedies have a long and relatively peaceable history on screens small and large — Fred Astaire, Bob Hope, Abbott and Costello, Martin and Lewis and Bill Murray all made them.
—Robert Lloyd, Boston Herald, 6 Jan. 2025
Trump’s animosity toward the First Amendment also extended to its guarantee of peaceable assembly.
—Scott Nover, TIME, 5 Mar. 2025
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John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025
The second time, in 1937, the Court ruled, 5-4, that Herndon's conviction for attempting to incite insurrection violated his rights to free speech and peaceable assembly.
—John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025
Military comedies have a long and relatively peaceable history on screens small and large — Fred Astaire, Bob Hope, Abbott and Costello, Martin and Lewis and Bill Murray all made them.
—Robert Lloyd, Boston Herald, 6 Jan. 2025
Trump’s animosity toward the First Amendment also extended to its guarantee of peaceable assembly.
—Scott Nover, TIME, 5 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for peaceable
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The meeting lasted about 15 minutes inside St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, where Francis often preached the need for a peaceful end to the war, just before Trump and Zelenskyy took their seats at the outdoor funeral service.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
27 Apr. 2025
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Together, these two pros deliver a Sunday to-do list that will hopefully create a more peaceful and efficient week ahead.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
27 Apr. 2025
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The Tesla Takedown movement describes itself as a nonviolent campaign.—
Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
25 Apr. 2025
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The first step toward freedom occurred with Timothy’s prison transfer from Chino to California Men’s Colony (CMC), a minimum-security facility for elderly, nonviolent prisoners.—
Susannah Cahalan,
Rolling Stone,
17 Apr. 2025
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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
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Before the Japanese government released its national security strategy policy guidelines in 2022, Japan's defense budget was limited to only 1 percent of GDP, or 5 trillion yen ($35 billion), by its constitution, which renounces war and puts the country on a pacifist course.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Apr. 2025
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Meanwhile, a visiting company of the pacifist fake Irish Travelers called the Tuatha’an have sought refuge in the village too, and Perrin’s counting on these non-fighters to run the town’s children to safety.—
Sean T. Collins,
Vulture,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Peaceable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peaceable. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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