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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
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.
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Robert Lloyd, Boston Herald, 6 Jan. 2025
In the past, feeding them was a way to keep the relations peaceable.
—Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 5 Jan. 2025
The most formidable obstacle to a peaceable refuge was the double-decker section of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway that hugs the cliff below Brooklyn Heights.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 3 July 2024
In one study, 18 percent of patients flew, sang, danced, laughed, lectured or enacted other peaceable activities.
—Diana Kwon, Scientific American, 1 Feb. 2023
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Robert Lloyd, Boston Herald, 6 Jan. 2025
In the past, feeding them was a way to keep the relations peaceable.
—Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 5 Jan. 2025
The most formidable obstacle to a peaceable refuge was the double-decker section of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway that hugs the cliff below Brooklyn Heights.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 3 July 2024
In one study, 18 percent of patients flew, sang, danced, laughed, lectured or enacted other peaceable activities.
—Diana Kwon, Scientific American, 1 Feb. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for peaceable
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This boutique property offers it all—four-poster beds, roaring fireplaces, and plenty of mature gardens for peaceful afternoon strolls.—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
10 Mar. 2025
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The Department of Homeland Security's lawless decision to arrest him solely because of his peaceful anti-genocide activism represents a blatant attack on the First Amendment's guarantee of free speech, immigration laws, and the very humanity of Palestinians.—
William Lambers,
Newsweek,
10 Mar. 2025
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And that's why there's a contingent within the pro-life movement that feels very strongly that that these nonviolent acts of dissent need to be conducted.—
Ryan Lucas,
NPR,
9 Mar. 2025
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Proposition 47 reclassified certain nonviolent drug and property crimes from felonies to misdemeanors, with the goal of reducing incarceration rates and reallocating resources to education, mental health, and victim services.—
Mark Joseph,
Newsweek,
23 Feb. 2025
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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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Their latest, limited-edition scent is called Sanctuary and lifts inspiration from Palo Santo, a small town along the pacific coast of Mexico.—
Nadja Sayej,
Forbes,
3 Jan. 2025
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Ostensibly, the new laws seek to amend Japan’s pacifist constitution (imposed by American victors 70 years ago) so that Japan’s defense and security policy can meet the challenges of this century.—
Mio Yamada,
Foreign Affairs,
20 Jan. 2016
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Japan has a pacifist post-war constitution, which limits its military capacity to ostensibly defensive measures.—
Orianna Rosa Royle,
Fortune Asia,
27 Dec. 2024
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“Peaceable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peaceable. Accessed 16 Mar. 2025.
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