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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
These scaly, mythical creatures appear in the lore of countless societies, from the pool-dwelling, peaceable dragons of the East to the fiery, venomous demons of the West.
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Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 July 2024
One of the world’s richest, most peaceable nations, Denmark is halfway through a 12-year plan aimed at promoting social cohesion.
—Lee Hockstader, Washington Post, 1 July 2024
Liberal states are being cooperative and peaceable toward fellow members of the club, working through institutions such as NATO and the Quad.
—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
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Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 July 2024
One of the world’s richest, most peaceable nations, Denmark is halfway through a 12-year plan aimed at promoting social cohesion.
—Lee Hockstader, Washington Post, 1 July 2024
Liberal states are being cooperative and peaceable toward fellow members of the club, working through institutions such as NATO and the Quad.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for peaceable
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Dunn said he was disappointed that the Senate was unable to reach the two-thirds threshold needed to convict Trump after he was impeached by the House for his role in the Jan. 6 riots and his attempt to delay the peaceful transfer of power.Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 8 Jan. 2025
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While Monday’s outcome revived a U.S. tradition that launches the peaceful transfer of presidential power, what’s unclear is if Jan. 6, 2021, was the anomaly or if this year’s calm becomes the outlier.Matt Brown, Twin Cities, 7 Jan. 2025
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While a majority were charged with nonviolent misdemeanor crimes, some were accused of conspiring to use force to resist the peaceful transfer of power.Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 6 Jan. 2025
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Earlier this month, Biden also commuted the sentences of 1,500 people who had been placed on home confinement during the COVID-19 pandemic and also pardoning 39 others convicted of nonviolent crimes.Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
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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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Choose between two rich colors: pacific blue or yarrow gold.Sydney Gore, Architectural Digest, 10 Sep. 2024
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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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Munitions manufacturers plot to oust the pacifist king of Moronika and install a dictator.Donald Liebenson, Vulture, 14 June 2024
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“Peaceable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peaceable. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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