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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
Liberal states are being cooperative and peaceable toward fellow members of the club, working through institutions such as NATO and the Quad.
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Michael Doyle, Foreign Affairs, 18 June 2024
Why then is there such a tendency towards imposing political and religious beliefs that infringe on peaceable individuals?
—Ed Wallace, New York Daily News, 6 June 2024
Yale provides detailed guidance on free expression, peaceable assembly, and requesting the use of on-campus outdoor spaces.
—Ed Stannard, Hartford Courant, 22 Apr. 2024
The doctrine, which had its origins in the early Cold War and was based on the idea that its adherents could steer a course between the two superpowers and establish a more just and peaceable world order, had an almost talismanic quality for India’s foreign policy establishment.
—Sumit Ganguly, Foreign Affairs, 19 Sep. 2016
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Michael Doyle, Foreign Affairs, 18 June 2024
Why then is there such a tendency towards imposing political and religious beliefs that infringe on peaceable individuals?
—Ed Wallace, New York Daily News, 6 June 2024
Yale provides detailed guidance on free expression, peaceable assembly, and requesting the use of on-campus outdoor spaces.
—Ed Stannard, Hartford Courant, 22 Apr. 2024
The doctrine, which had its origins in the early Cold War and was based on the idea that its adherents could steer a course between the two superpowers and establish a more just and peaceable world order, had an almost talismanic quality for India’s foreign policy establishment.
—Sumit Ganguly, Foreign Affairs, 19 Sep. 2016
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for peaceable
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Trump returns to White House for symbolic meeting President-elect Donald Trump will meet with President Joe Biden today in a symbolic White House ceremony meant to signal the peaceful transfer of power.Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
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The system proved incapable of punishing Trump personally for his concerted, multifaceted refusal to accept his defeat and accept a peaceful transfer of power in 2020.Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 7 Nov. 2024
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Fifty-one attorneys general from U.S. states, territories and the District of Columbia are making a bipartisan push for a peaceful transfer of power and a nonviolent response from voters to the 2024 election results.Julia Mueller, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2024
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His actual time behind bars was reduced by half since it is considered a nonviolent offense, court records show.Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 30 Oct. 2024
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Choose between two rich colors: pacific blue or yarrow gold.Sydney Gore, Architectural Digest, 10 Sep. 2024
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Because roughly half the population there are Seventh-Day Adventists, and their interpretation of the Bible in regards to eating animals is a pacific one.Danny Palumbo / The Takeout, Quartz, 24 Mar. 2024
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Such worms took on the characterization of a prankster, like the WANK (Worms Against Nuclear Killers), which plagued NASA computers with pacifist messages in 1989 and deceived users into believing their files were being deleted.The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 23 Oct. 2024
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Jeane Kirkpatrick, President Ronald Reagan’s foreign policy adviser and later U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, was never known for pacifist views.Charli Carpenter, Foreign Affairs, 28 Mar. 2011
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“Peaceable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peaceable. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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