doves

noun

plural of dove
1
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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2
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 Everyone likes to eat the doves, but wood pigeons are the real treat. — Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 12 Aug. 2026 Mourning doves are the most common species of bird struck, accounting for about 11% of incidents, the FAA said. — Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2026 That is much worse than calling birds, French hens, turtle doves and partridges and would certainly make for a terrible Christmas song. — Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026 The kids were standing in a meadow, surrounded by white doves and gazing up toward a cloudy sky in which a ray of light could just be seen. — Literary Hub, 28 July 2026 After making both doves and critics cry in its out-of-town tryouts, the Purple Rain musical adaptation is heading to Broadway. — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 27 July 2026 On Thursday morning, fat bees perched on black-and-blue sage flowers, and doves loudly fluttered from fruit tree to fruit tree. — Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 23 July 2026 Monetary policy expectations can change rapidly, but this week has been a tough one for the doves. — Jeff Marks, CNBC, 23 July 2026 In Christianity, doves are associated with the Holy Spirit and symbolize purity and faith. — Gina Kalsi, PEOPLE, 2 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for doves
  1. pacifists
  2. angels
  3. innocents
  4. sheep
  5. lambs
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Definition of pacifists
Noun
  • The ultimate effect of Fedorov appeal to everyone’s better angels, is that Zelensky is weakened, the questions of his electoral legitimacy amplified, and the call for an end to the war bolstered.
    — Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026
  • That notion flattens a complex record and turns history into a morality play of angels and demons.
    — Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of angels
Noun
  • On that terrible day, millions of Americans witnessed airplanes flying into buildings, people jumping off skyscrapers, and the Twin Towers collapsing with thousands of innocents inside.
    — Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The Night Court will not stand idly by while innocents are attacked.
    — Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of innocents
Noun
  • Gajdusek had come to the idea of injecting animals after a veterinary pathologist noticed that the brains of kuru patients resembled those of sheep with scrapie, a fatal neurological disease transmitted through exposure to infected tissues.
    — Rachel Aviv, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Feta is a fresh, semi-hard cheese traditionally made from sheep’s milk or a mix of sheep and goat milk.
    — Alessandra Signorelli, Vogue, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of sheep
Noun
  • Bartenders serve a small selection of wine in short glasses emblazoned with white lambs, and a cocktail list features beverages that range from light and herbaceous to sweet and heady.
    — USA TODAY NETWORK, USA Today, 29 July 2026
  • From dogs tenaciously reading and ebony-and-ivory lambs to intellectual cats and a rabbit that appears knitted, the finalists showcase the creativity of pet photographers worldwide.
    — Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
Definition of lambs

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