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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
Yet whereas Season 1 examined how a political awakening develops, Season 2 dove further into that transformation’s messy effects.
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Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 14 May 2025
First, a partridge in a pear tree, the next day two turtle doves are sent, followed by three calling birds on day three.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 8 May 2025
That may be why the dove became a symbol for the Holy Spirit.
—Ian Frazier, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
The doves eat seeds and small insects found living in the soil, the conservancy said, and relies on native grass species to provide a habitat for its prey.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 18 June 2025
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Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 14 May 2025
First, a partridge in a pear tree, the next day two turtle doves are sent, followed by three calling birds on day three.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 8 May 2025
That may be why the dove became a symbol for the Holy Spirit.
—Ian Frazier, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
The doves eat seeds and small insects found living in the soil, the conservancy said, and relies on native grass species to provide a habitat for its prey.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 18 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dove
Noun
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American pacifists and civil rights activists A. J. Muste and Bayard Rustin were part of that group.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
2 June 2025
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Bloomsbury included pacifists, conscientious objectors, soldiers, and agents of empire.—
Jenny Noyce,
JSTOR Daily,
14 May 2025
Noun
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The shepherds were visited by an angel and guided to the infant king.—
Philip Potempa,
Chicago Tribune,
11 July 2025
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Showrunner Tony Tost was truly an angel, and everyone on board were such freak-ass nerds about TV and cinema, and were so excited to share all these reference points with me, like Colombo.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
10 July 2025
Noun
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Gone is the usual array of synthetic materials, replaced with more natural alternatives like a flax-composite shell, corn furniture and sheep's wool upholstery.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
12 July 2025
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Some of the fields clearly show the benefit of the sheep’s rotational grazing and fertilizing.—
Helen Whybrow
July 7,
Literary Hub,
7 July 2025
Noun
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Leave the innocents, the children, the ones who just want to live a simple life, out of the bombing and destruction.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
25 June 2025
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No acknowledgment of the innocents — including U.S. citizens — swept up in some of the Trump administration’s indiscriminate raids.—
Mark Z. Barabak,
Los Angeles Times,
25 June 2025
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Raw chicken kabobs were stored on top of raw lamb in the meat display cooler, violating storage guidelines.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado,
Sacbee.com,
3 July 2025
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The menu includes mussels, escargots, duck confit and roasted rack of lamb and the backdrop includes much by which to be entertained.—
Kathryn Gregory,
The Courier-Journal,
2 July 2025
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“Dove.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dove. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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