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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
In Fed parlance, hawks are generally more concerned about inflation and favor higher rates while doves focus on supporting the labor market and want lower rates.
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Jeff Cox, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2025
Attendance remained around 100 percent, but average ticket price dove to $258 from $454.
—Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 9 Dec. 2025
Wall Street expects a hawkish cut, meaning Powell is likely to avoid signaling a January cut to appease Fed hawks, after joining doves to lower rates this month.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 7 Dec. 2025
The news outlet reported that state wildlife officers received a tip that a hunter shot and killed a killdeer on the first day of dove season.
—Michael Guise, CBS News, 27 Nov. 2025
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Jeff Cox, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2025
Attendance remained around 100 percent, but average ticket price dove to $258 from $454.
—Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 9 Dec. 2025
Wall Street expects a hawkish cut, meaning Powell is likely to avoid signaling a January cut to appease Fed hawks, after joining doves to lower rates this month.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 7 Dec. 2025
The news outlet reported that state wildlife officers received a tip that a hunter shot and killed a killdeer on the first day of dove season.
—Michael Guise, CBS News, 27 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dove
Noun
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All voiceover in the film is detached from the images, from a mixture of unidentified community folk who are content to speak anonymously, and neighboring outsiders perplexed by these out-of-time pacifists.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
21 Nov. 2025
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Also in 1968, Blais worked as an assistant director on Straight to the Heart, a dramedy by Jean-Pierre Lefebvre that starred musician-actor Robert Charlebois as a pacifist brainwashed by mysterious authorities to embrace war.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Nov. 2025
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By the urn, Andula said, is a picture of their son that someone painted with angel wings behind him.—
Laura Bauer,
Kansas City Star,
12 Jan. 2026
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This reexamination of Stratten’s life, rape, and murder casts a new light on the angel who was a centerfold.—
Lili Anolik,
Vanity Fair,
12 Jan. 2026
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Visitors can attend shows for cattle, swine, goats, sheep, horses, donkeys and poultry.—
Brayden Garcia
January 8,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Jan. 2026
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Four-legged robots have similarly learned to effortlessly navigate rugged landscapes and even herd sheep.—
Victor Tangermann,
Futurism,
8 Jan. 2026
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In a key scene, the innocents jump back and forth between dinner parties playing out at the same time despite taking place on successive nights.—
Manuel Mendoza,
Dallas Morning News,
8 Jan. 2026
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The J6ers were not insurrectionists, traitors, and miscreants but patriots, heroes, and innocents.—
Jamie Thompson,
The Atlantic,
6 Jan. 2026
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According to the document, guests dined on a fancy spring feast of soft shell crab amandine, spring lamb a la broche aux primeurs (literally, ‘lamb on a spit with spring vegetables’), salade mimosa, and strawberries romanoff.—
Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
14 Jan. 2026
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As cattle, lambs, hogs and goats weave through the show ring at The National Western Stock Show, longtime auctioneer John Korrey calls rapid-fire bids, his voice driving thousands of dollars in sales while keeping the crowd on edge.—
Jessica Alvarado Gamez,
Denver Post,
13 Jan. 2026
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“Dove.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dove. Accessed 21 Jan. 2026.
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