as in nonviolence
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Recent Examples of pacificism
Gordonstoun’s combination of pacificism and physical discipline would help define him for the rest of his life.
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Time, 9 Apr. 2021
Its agenda: justice and charity, pacificism and spreading the wealth.
—Sam Roberts, New York Times, 8 July 2016
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The Walk for Peace is a multi-state journey through 10 states, with the monks traveling on foot to raise awareness about unity and nonviolence.—
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Though Reiner, a lifelong liberal, disagreed with Kirk's conservative beliefs, the filmmaker's remarks about the incident emphasized the importance of nonviolence.—
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Soon thereafter, Lucy and the Ghoul set out further into the wasteland, filling the air with their familiar moral debate, the latter frustrated by the former’s commitment to pacifism in a brutal world.—
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Scarred by their country's Nazi past, Germans embraced pacifism after the Cold War.—
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“Pacificism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pacificism. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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