as in militant
one who urges or attempts to cause a war
the hawks were claiming that without war there could be no peace
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as in to peddle
to sell from place to place usually in small quantities
a determined bootstrapper who went from hawking newspapers on the street corner to running a media empire
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Recent Examples of hawk
Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 2 Apr. 2026
Day argues that Iran hawks display a dangerous ideological disposition.
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 28 Mar. 2026
California businessman Bob Prewitt commissioned Muffler Men from sculptor Bill Swan and hawked them to auto shops across the country from 1962 to 1973.
—Heather Bushman, IndyStar, 25 Mar. 2026
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Noun
The People’s Republic already boasts the largest fleet of civilian research vessels, earning criticism from western China hawks.
—Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 2 Apr. 2026
Day argues that Iran hawks display a dangerous ideological disposition.
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
Verb
Thinking about fashion as a career, Schiaparelli hawks her sketches.
—Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 28 Mar. 2026
California businessman Bob Prewitt commissioned Muffler Men from sculptor Bill Swan and hawked them to auto shops across the country from 1962 to 1973.
—Heather Bushman, IndyStar, 25 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hawk
Noun
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Pakistan often accuses Afghanistan of providing a safe haven to militants who carry out attacks inside Pakistan, especially the Pakistani Taliban, or TTP.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 Apr. 2026
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Israeli forces have conducted airstrikes that have killed Hezbollah militants.—
Ryan Mancini,
The Hill,
3 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Crafts sold at the weekly Queenstown Market are handmade by indie artists who peddle their jewelry, art, toys, clothes and pottery along a lively lakeside promenade.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
2 Apr. 2026
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German Jews—my people—were far less numerous, most of them came to the United States earlier, and their typical first occupation was peddling, which entailed wandering through non-Jewish areas, not living in tenements.—
Adam Kirsch,
The Atlantic,
23 Mar. 2026
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At the same time, the barrage of vitriol unleashed by China castigating Takaichi as a warmongering militarist includes a reprehensible threat by the Chinese consul-general in Osaka about beheading Takaichi.—
Jeff Kingston,
Time,
30 Nov. 2025
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Prices on apparel wholesaling climbed 5%, while the apparel, jewelry, footwear and accessories retailing category spiked 8%.—
Matt Egan,
CNN Money,
21 Aug. 2025
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The idea was to create the first ever international drugstore chain operator and drug wholesaling company.—
Phil Wahba,
Fortune,
17 June 2025
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The Pope has been criticized by sanctimonious warmongers for being inappropriately religious.—
Pat Beall,
Sun Sentinel,
3 Apr. 2026
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The resulting film, Yes—opening this week in New York City—begins with an orgiastic carnival among warmongers in Tel Aviv.—
Jordan Hoffman,
Vanity Fair,
25 Mar. 2026
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The group was equally distributed across the political left and right.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Fortune,
6 Apr. 2026
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The first wave of Social Security payments for April is scheduled to be distributed this week, following a normal schedule.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
6 Apr. 2026
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Great Again isolationists and GOP war hawks.—
Lia Russell,
Sacbee.com,
1 Apr. 2026
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An Iran war hawk, Graham said he was invited to a meeting in South Florida on March 27 with Steve Witkoff, a high-ranking Trump administration foreign policy official, to discuss normalizing relations between Saudi Arabia and Israel.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2026
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It’s all curated by owner Sylvie Chateigner, who has methodically merchandised the store by color.—
Clara Giampellegrini,
Vogue,
26 Mar. 2026
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The store’s inventory will come from local closets and be merchandised around upcoming events including Ultra (March 27-29), the Miami Open (through March 29), Formula 1 (May 1-3) and Swim Week (May 25-June 1).—
Howard Cohen,
Miami Herald,
24 Mar. 2026
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“Hawk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hawk. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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