1
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
The siege lasted so long that a donkey's head sold for eighty pieces of silver, and a cup of dove's dung sold for five pieces of silver.
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Helaine Williams, Arkansas Online, 6 June 2026
The program has expanded to include guinea pigs, chickens, doves, goats, turtles and rabbits.
—ABC News, 31 May 2026
Season one dove headfirst into the age-old romantic trope of fake dating with music student Hannah Wells (Bright), who, in true hockey fashion, is often called Wellsy by her love interest, Garrett Graham (Cameli).
—Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 28 May 2026
While the front of Hathaway's flowing dress featured the image of a hand reaching out to a dove, the back had a stunning painting of the Goddess of Peace sprawling across the black fabric.
—Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 21 May 2026
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Helaine Williams, Arkansas Online, 6 June 2026
The program has expanded to include guinea pigs, chickens, doves, goats, turtles and rabbits.
—ABC News, 31 May 2026
Season one dove headfirst into the age-old romantic trope of fake dating with music student Hannah Wells (Bright), who, in true hockey fashion, is often called Wellsy by her love interest, Garrett Graham (Cameli).
—Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 28 May 2026
While the front of Hathaway's flowing dress featured the image of a hand reaching out to a dove, the back had a stunning painting of the Goddess of Peace sprawling across the black fabric.
—Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 21 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dove
Noun
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However, it was criticized by pacifists at home and China for deviating from Japan’s postwar self-defense only principle.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Apr. 2026
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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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Their angel approached with an easy and neutral expression on his face.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 June 2026
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Among his backers were Y Combinator CEO Garry Tan and angel investor Ron Conway.—
Grace Hase,
Mercury News,
3 June 2026
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An infamous poster promoting that campaign depicted white sheep kicking their black brethren out of the frame.—
Jessi Jezewska Stevens,
New Yorker,
8 June 2026
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The area is home to a mind-boggling variety of wildlife; expect to see namesake Bighorn sheep, Pryor horses, and black bears, among other species.—
Meghan Palmer,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 June 2026
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In his work, women were still ethereal innocents who had yet to become believable human beings.—
Becca Rothfeld,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
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And quite frankly, that calculus essentially admits that innocents are going to be hurt, but that is a price to pay.—
Adam Sabes,
FOXNews.com,
8 May 2026
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The paintings featured include scenes of unassuming houses visited by otherworldly guests, dead-eyed office workers, gravity-defying displays and lambs being led to the slaughter.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2026
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His culinary minimalism comes through in my favorite dish at Bar Del Monte, slender lamb skewers called arrosticini, which begin with the delivery of a whole lamb to Pastan’s Mount Pleasant restaurant.—
Elazar Sontag,
Washington Post,
4 June 2026
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“Dove.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dove. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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