1
as in pacifist
a person who opposes war or warlike policies
the doves were in favor of using the surplus to improve the nation's schools and not its weapons systems
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2
as in angel
an innocent or gentle person
he's a dove who wouldn't hurt a fly
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Recent Examples of dove
Gavin Sheets’ line drive down the left field line that Happ ran 75 feet and dove to catch before rolling into the padded side wall for the first out in the seventh.
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Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2025
And Ja Rule echoed the sentiment, commenting with prayer hands and dove emojis.
—Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 3 May 2025
When the puck entered the net behind Sorokin, Ovechkin dove to his stomach in celebration — evoking memories of his notable swim in a D.C. fountain during Washington’s 2018 Stanley Cup celebratioin.
—Carol Schram, Forbes.com, 6 Apr. 2025
The centuries-old French property is set on 130 acres of land and in addition to the four-story main structure, there's a lodge, a farmhouse, 28 horse stables, a dove tower and a cabin in the woods.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 3 Apr. 2025
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Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2025
And Ja Rule echoed the sentiment, commenting with prayer hands and dove emojis.
—Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 3 May 2025
When the puck entered the net behind Sorokin, Ovechkin dove to his stomach in celebration — evoking memories of his notable swim in a D.C. fountain during Washington’s 2018 Stanley Cup celebratioin.
—Carol Schram, Forbes.com, 6 Apr. 2025
The centuries-old French property is set on 130 acres of land and in addition to the four-story main structure, there's a lodge, a farmhouse, 28 horse stables, a dove tower and a cabin in the woods.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 3 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dove
Noun
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Bloomsbury included pacifists, conscientious objectors, soldiers, and agents of empire.—
Jenny Noyce,
JSTOR Daily,
14 May 2025
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Even before seizing national power in 1933, the Nazi Party was closely monitoring German universities through nationalist student groups and sympathetic faculty, flagging professors deemed politically unreliable – particularly Jews, Marxists, liberals and pacifists.—
Iveta Silova,
The Conversation,
9 Apr. 2025
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Each finger sported its own unique, cherubic nail art, with plump baby angels fluttering across her nails.—
Kara Nesvig,
Allure,
12 May 2025
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The report shows that pre-seed investors, both angels and VCs, are demanding more than a compelling narrative.—
Carrie Rubinstein,
Forbes.com,
8 May 2025
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An opening montage includes a bloodied sheep ostensibly mauled by an ochi.—
Lila Seidman,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2025
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Beyond the sheep and horse, the day’s finds include part of a wolverine and an American cheetah petrosal bone.—
Michael Ray Taylor,
Smithsonian Magazine,
14 May 2025
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If its sympathies can’t help but tilt a little toward the colonized, the film still plays like a nightmare in which every escalation kills more innocents and every victory comes at a horrible cost.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
22 Nov. 2024
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After decades of lycanthropy, Sir John is no longer a reluctant killer and has stopped chaining himself up during the full moon, now gleefully slaughtering innocents without a care in the world.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
22 Jan. 2025
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Actual lambs frisked in the fields, on legs like little girls’.—
Patricia Lockwood,
New Yorker,
18 May 2025
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The pallium, a liturgical vestment made of wool from lambs raised by Trappist monks, symbolizes the pope’s role as the shepherd of the faithful; the pope’s pallium is worn on the shoulders, fastened with three pins resembling the nails of the cross, according to the National Catholic Reporter.—
Angie Leventis Lourgos,
Chicago Tribune,
17 May 2025
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“Dove.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dove. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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