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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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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
Since all of the waste is removed, that means anything spilled from the feeders is cleaned up by ground birds, such as dove, quail and towhees.
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Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Oct. 2025
This changeup dove below the zone, coming off the same plane as Sánchez’s sinker on the inner half of the plate.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
Episode five dove into his backstory.
—Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2025
This low-to-the-ground platform feeder is designed with ground feeders in mind, so it’s known to attract ground-feeding birds like doves as well as bunnies, chipmunks, and squirrels.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Sep. 2025
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Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Oct. 2025
This changeup dove below the zone, coming off the same plane as Sánchez’s sinker on the inner half of the plate.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
Episode five dove into his backstory.
—Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2025
This low-to-the-ground platform feeder is designed with ground feeders in mind, so it’s known to attract ground-feeding birds like doves as well as bunnies, chipmunks, and squirrels.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dove
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Every version of me is a pacifist.—
Zadie Smith,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
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André Weil: Pacifist Border Crosser As geopolitical tensions increased worldwide in the 1930s, mathematician André Weil, a committed pacifist, sought to avoid French military service and emigrated to the U.S. Weil was on a research trip to Finland when World War II broke out in 1939.—
Manon Bischoff,
Scientific American,
20 Aug. 2025
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Reina has made 74 angel investments over the past eight years, including Revolut, Volumetric, Elroy Air, and Speckle.—
Sawdah Bhaimiya,
CNBC,
25 Oct. 2025
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To complete your angel costume, wear a white dress and some sparkly makeup.—
Catherine Santino,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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About 1,746 people died, along with thousands of cattle, sheep, goats, chickens, dogs, and untold birds, antelope, and other wildlife.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Oct. 2025
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The process typically lasts only a few minutes per sheep and is done at least once a year to prevent health complications such as overheating, flystrike, and restricted movement caused by excess wool growth.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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Neither Sadat nor Begin were innocents or doves.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
19 Oct. 2025
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This lesson plan includes no discussion of how, in the name of socialism and equality, Cold War despots in Russia, Romania, Poland and other Eastern Bloc counties slaughtered innocents, seized property and sunk their countries into starvation-level poverty.—
Betsy McCaughey,
Boston Herald,
12 Sep. 2025
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The majority of beers are from Maine breweries, including the popular Allagash in Portland, while the small plates pop around the globe (chorizo skewers, lamb lollipops, and, of course, a lobster roll).—
Sarah Bruning,
Travel + Leisure,
24 Oct. 2025
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The Mediterranean La Baia in Plymouth has it all – from classic lamb to grape leaves with a breathtaking view of the sea, albeit Plymouth Harbor (just as lovely).—
Moira McCarthy,
Boston Herald,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Dove.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dove. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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