as in hawk
one who urges or attempts to cause a war
fortunately, the warmongers met with overwhelming opposition
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Recent Examples of warmonger
Predictably, Washington's warmongers are apoplectic.
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Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
During the campaign, Trump and Vance cast themselves as men of peace while deriding their opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris, and her allies as warmongers.
—Peter D. Feaver, Foreign Affairs, 6 Nov. 2024
Kickstart Your Day with The Morning Jolt Young people will have to trust me: This is just what the Left said: that the Kremlin was peace-loving, or peace-seeking, while American warmongers made the world dangerous.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 28 Oct. 2024
The world is in a constant state of unrest, and we are pressured by failures in our stewardship of the world’s nature and resources, hostile warmongers who possess the ultimate weapons of mass destruction, and the veniality and fragility of our own leaders, national or local.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 27 Mar. 2024
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Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
During the campaign, Trump and Vance cast themselves as men of peace while deriding their opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris, and her allies as warmongers.
—Peter D. Feaver, Foreign Affairs, 6 Nov. 2024
Kickstart Your Day with The Morning Jolt Young people will have to trust me: This is just what the Left said: that the Kremlin was peace-loving, or peace-seeking, while American warmongers made the world dangerous.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 28 Oct. 2024
The world is in a constant state of unrest, and we are pressured by failures in our stewardship of the world’s nature and resources, hostile warmongers who possess the ultimate weapons of mass destruction, and the veniality and fragility of our own leaders, national or local.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 27 Mar. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for warmonger
Noun
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In the late 1800s, with farmers upset about losing poultry to raptors, Pennsylvania offered 50-cent bounties for the heads of merlins and other hawks and owls, and paid $90,000 over two years.—
Tom Langen,
The Conversation,
9 Sep. 2025
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Birds of prey, including eagles, hawks, owls, and falcons, circle overhead, while bison gather to compete for mates (around August) or to calve (which usually takes place in April).—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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An Israeli military official, speaking on condition of anonymity under military guidelines, told The Associated Press that about 2,000 to 3,000 Hamas militants remain in Gaza City, along with a network of tunnels.—
Michael Dorgan,
FOXNews.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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The Israeli military estimates there are up to 3,000 Hamas militants in Gaza City, a military official said Tuesday, but the tiny number underscores the nearly impossible task facing the IDF, comprising less than 1% of the local population.—
Oren Liebermann,
CNN Money,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Warmonger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/warmonger. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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