as in nontoxic
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Recent Examples of nonlethal
Some American bishops declared that execution was wrong if nonlethal alternatives—such as life without parole—were available.
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Lawrence Wright, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
There appeared to be less mass murder than in 2023 and less nonlethal violence in the form of torture, beatings and related force.
—Collin J. Meisel, The Conversation, 13 Jan. 2025
Researchers contrasted lion behavior in California and Nevada, the latter of which allows both nonlethal hound pursuit and a legal, limited harvest season.
—Malcolm Brooks Malcolm Hillgartner Krish Seenivasan Zak Mouton, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2024
For more than two years, South Korea has provided only nonlethal assistance to Ukraine, but Yoon said Wednesday that Seoul will now consider providing Kyiv with both defensive and offensive weapons.
—Stella Kim, NBC News, 24 Oct. 2024
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Lawrence Wright, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
There appeared to be less mass murder than in 2023 and less nonlethal violence in the form of torture, beatings and related force.
—Collin J. Meisel, The Conversation, 13 Jan. 2025
Researchers contrasted lion behavior in California and Nevada, the latter of which allows both nonlethal hound pursuit and a legal, limited harvest season.
—Malcolm Brooks Malcolm Hillgartner Krish Seenivasan Zak Mouton, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2024
For more than two years, South Korea has provided only nonlethal assistance to Ukraine, but Yoon said Wednesday that Seoul will now consider providing Kyiv with both defensive and offensive weapons.
—Stella Kim, NBC News, 24 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonlethal
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The bill would force all shooting leagues to use nontoxic ammunition at all practices, competitions, training and other events starting Nov. 1.—
Tom Schardin,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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Each green tinted glass is hand-blown and crafted from lead-free glass that’s nontoxic and dishwasher-safe.—
Maggie Horton,
People.com,
19 Mar. 2025
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Police are investigating a nonfatal shooting in Hartford on Thursday night.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
4 Apr. 2025
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For every child who dies from drowning, another seven receive emergency department care for nonfatal submersion injuries.—
Anna Nguyen,
Sun Sentinel,
1 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Advocates say there are ways around the issue by carefully sourcing nonpoisonous trees that are grown organically and not sprayed with fire retardant.—
Charles Passy,
WSJ,
27 Dec. 2020
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This will give them a chance to exercise this innate behavior with a safe source of nonpoisonous plant life.—
David Shultz,
Science | AAAS,
8 Aug. 2019
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The discovery, which the Politecnico di Milano announced in January, came about through a series of surveys that aimed to digitize the 15th century Sforza Castle’s underground structures through nondestructive methods such as ground-penetrating radar and laser scanning.—
Taylor Nicioli,
CNN,
1 Mar. 2025
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The nondestructive technology resulted in thousands of X-rays of the mummies and their coffins.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN,
9 Nov. 2024
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In the chemical and materials industries, quantum computing could inform the design of more efficient batteries for electric cars and noncorrosive elements for ships.—
Charina Chou,
Foreign Affairs,
7 Jan. 2025
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If the clog remains, use a biodegradable, noncorrosive pipe cleaner, or a household cleaner like hydrogen peroxide, to flush out the drain.—
Jessica Bennett,
Better Homes & Gardens,
28 July 2023
Adjective
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Kennedy’s largest focus of late has been on noninfectious diseases such as diabetes and cancer and their risk factors such as obesity.—
ByJocelyn Kaiser,
science.org,
15 Nov. 2024
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However, several types of infectious and noninfectious meningitis don’t spread from person to person.—
Heidi Moawad,
Verywell Health,
18 Jan. 2025
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Following the presentation, participants can meet one of the center’s native, nonvenomous snake ambassadors.—
Joe Rassel,
Orlando Sentinel,
26 Feb. 2025
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The large nonvenomous constrictor captures its prey by ambushing it before coiling around it.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
25 Oct. 2024
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Maybe that’s the lesson the university is actually communicating to its students, beneath whatever charmingly nasal encouragement Kermit doles out on graduation day: to err on the unobjectionable side when things look dicey.—
Callie Holtermann,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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Many orders can be unobjectionable, such as giving federal employees the day after Christmas off.—
Josh Boak,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Jan. 2025
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“Nonlethal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonlethal. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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