dove

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Recent Examples of dove And even though Powell has opened the door to a rate cut next month, other policymakers remain more hawkish, while further weakness in the labor market could make some doves even more dovish. Jason Ma, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2025 My dress had a pristine white top with an attached skirt in dove grey, splotched with tropical-style petal pink flowers. Amanda Uhle august 27, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2025 Sparrows, mourning doves, pigeons, towhees, and juncos will all fly over to enjoy an easy meal. Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 27 Aug. 2025 There is no daily bag limit on Eurasian Collared dove. Arkansas Online, 26 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for dove
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dove
Noun
  • The Brotherhood bears some resemblance to the Bruderhof, a tiny Christian pacifist sect founded in Germany in the nineteen-twenties that left its country of origin and spread around the globe in response to Nazi Fascism.
    Hannah Gold, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2025
  • American pacifists and civil rights activists A. J. Muste and Bayard Rustin were part of that group.
    Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 2 June 2025
Noun
  • These white ensembles with feather motifs rendered the models like angels on earth.
    Blue Carreon, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
  • As the show went on, the Winchester brothers uncovered a much larger battle between heaven and hell, joined by Castiel (Misha Collins), an angel who becomes their ally and family, and often clashing with figures like Crowley (Mark Sheppard), the witty king of hell.
    Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • This includes the eyeball alien that’s possessed the sheep, a rapidly growing Xenomorph, and large, flying bug-like creatures that have made a little hive for themselves.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Skip the sheep-counting and cup of chamomile, and luxuriate in the sleep-inducing blend of calming lavender oil, soothing balsam resin, moisturizing sweet almond oil, and relaxing magnesium salt flakes instead.
    Sophia Panych, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Praying with your feet means to move, to advance, to take, literally, steps to make sure innocents are not gunned down in church or school by a madman.
    Joe Soucheray, Twin Cities, 6 Sep. 2025
  • But when innocents get dragged into the mess Robbie has created, the task force becomes more important than any of its members appear ready to handle.
    Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 28 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The back of the dress, which included a ribbon that flowed down to the ground, dipped low enough to reveal nearly all of the star's large back tattoo, which depicts roses along a vine, as well as a baby lamb.
    Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The lamb is delivered whole, broken down by Jackman, then salted, smoked, and braised.
    The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appetit Magazine, 12 Sep. 2025

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“Dove.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dove. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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