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as in pacifists
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 angels
an innocent or gentle person
he's a dove who wouldn't hurt a fly
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Recent Examples of doves
In that moment, L’Air du Temps emerged, crowned with two doves frozen in flight.
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Sudhir Gupta, Rolling Stone, 4 Feb. 2026
The stunning display drew gasps from the audience, as the performers moved from creating two doves to joinging together to create one bird around the performers.
—Lydia Price, PEOPLE, 3 Feb. 2026
Canada geese are protected, as well as most other geese, swans, ducks, cranes, cuckoos, hummingbirds, doves and flamingos.
—Kyle Werner, Des Moines Register, 27 Jan. 2026
That makes hawks less likely to support rate cuts, unlike the doves on the committee.
—Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 27 Jan. 2026
In 1986, the former actor founded the Brigitte Bardot Foundation and harnessed her fame to lead campaigns against, among other things, the eating of horse meat and the hunting of turtle doves in France.
—Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 28 Dec. 2025
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.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 10 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
This low-to-the-ground platform feeder is designed with ground feeders in mind, so it’s known to attract ground-feeding birds like doves as well as bunnies, chipmunks, and squirrels.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Nov. 2025
Sudhir Gupta, Rolling Stone, 4 Feb. 2026
The stunning display drew gasps from the audience, as the performers moved from creating two doves to joinging together to create one bird around the performers.
—Lydia Price, PEOPLE, 3 Feb. 2026
Canada geese are protected, as well as most other geese, swans, ducks, cranes, cuckoos, hummingbirds, doves and flamingos.
—Kyle Werner, Des Moines Register, 27 Jan. 2026
That makes hawks less likely to support rate cuts, unlike the doves on the committee.
—Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 27 Jan. 2026
In 1986, the former actor founded the Brigitte Bardot Foundation and harnessed her fame to lead campaigns against, among other things, the eating of horse meat and the hunting of turtle doves in France.
—Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 28 Dec. 2025
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.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 10 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
This low-to-the-ground platform feeder is designed with ground feeders in mind, so it’s known to attract ground-feeding birds like doves as well as bunnies, chipmunks, and squirrels.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for doves
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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The angels are in for an earful.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
18 Feb. 2026
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Porcelain angels and long red candlesticks adorn a small brick fireplace that's been painted green.—
Hannah Towey,
Condé Nast Traveler,
15 Feb. 2026
Noun
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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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Expect to see sheep, goats, chickens and an especially friendly cow, plus nursery plants and a vintage Porsche in the barn.—
Audrey T. Williams,
Mercury News,
23 Feb. 2026
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Nonnative livestock — not just horses and cows but also donkeys, pigs and sheep — thrived in the vast grasslands, plains and deserts of the New World.—
Foreign Correspondent,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Feb. 2026
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Kimberlee Kerns’s family has lost hundreds of sheep and cattle to wolves since 2009; the animals that survive tend to gain less weight and conceive fewer lambs and calves.—
Katherine J. Wu,
The Atlantic,
16 Feb. 2026
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According to the restaurant’s website, McDonald and Alexander now live on a 5-acre farm near Auburn, raising lambs, growing native crops and parenting their daughter, Josie.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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“Doves.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doves. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.
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