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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
Some outfitters don’t book late-season dove hunts.
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Matt Wyatt, Houston Chronicle, 23 Mar. 2026
Another highlight this winter was seeing eight mourning doves feeding on the ground outside my home at one time.
—Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 14 Mar. 2026
Hawks and doves will continue to compete for influence in both capitals.
—Mehrzad Boroujerdi, The Conversation, 10 Mar. 2026
The jersey also includes a jock tag depicting a dove carrying an olive branch, while the Pride’s familiar purple trims the collar, cuffs and player lettering.
—Kyle Foley, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2026
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Matt Wyatt, Houston Chronicle, 23 Mar. 2026
Another highlight this winter was seeing eight mourning doves feeding on the ground outside my home at one time.
—Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 14 Mar. 2026
Hawks and doves will continue to compete for influence in both capitals.
—Mehrzad Boroujerdi, The Conversation, 10 Mar. 2026
The jersey also includes a jock tag depicting a dove carrying an olive branch, while the Pride’s familiar purple trims the collar, cuffs and player lettering.
—Kyle Foley, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dove
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The Anabaptists were a radical nonconformist sect that took the egalitarian, pacifist, and renunciatory injunctions of the Bible seriously and tried to organize communal living, before being ruthlessly persecuted by the authorities and other Protestant sects.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
25 Mar. 2026
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Still, Bale has a couple of nice moments as Mandras, a Greek fisherman who loses his fiancée (Penelope Cruz) to a mandolin-playing pacifist (Cage, of course) but, all told, is pretty reasonable about it.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
7 Mar. 2026
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Amplify Partners and StepStone Group led the round and were joined by angel investors.—
Ben Weiss,
Fortune,
6 Apr. 2026
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And no wonder, for Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light.—
Chris Roemer,
Baltimore Sun,
2 Apr. 2026
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This year, sheep also had to forage for their food pellets inside a colorful sphere with holes in it.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
5 Apr. 2026
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With the onset of agriculture, trees were removed to make room for sheep and cattle, which grazed out the natural vegetation.—
Jen Murphy,
Robb Report,
4 Apr. 2026
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The Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and much of the Iranian security hierarchy, would not survive the first day of bombing; neither would about a hundred and seventy-five innocents in the southern city of Minab, most of them children.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
21 Mar. 2026
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As Archangel Michael, Devyn Wade is both boyishly sweet and terrified as a devil’s advocate, cautiously questioning God’s decisions and her history of killing the innocent.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Mar. 2026
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The studded headpiece depicts the sacrifice of a lamb and is considered a national treasure.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
2 Apr. 2026
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The fast-casual eatery serves up Mediterranean classics like lamb gyro, falafel and spinach and feta pie.—
Tanasia Kenney,
Charlotte Observer,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Dove.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dove. Accessed 9 Apr. 2026.
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