doves

plural of dove

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of doves The doves will be happy to see the year-over-year number back below 3 percent. Jeff Cox, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025 The parade, a 70-minute affair that included marching soldiers, formations of helicopters and fighter jets and an endcap release of 80,000 doves, showcased China’s latest military hardware such as missiles capable of delivering nuclear warheads. Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 3 Sep. 2025 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 Sparrows, mourning doves, pigeons, towhees, and juncos will all fly over to enjoy an easy meal. Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 27 Aug. 2025 This new chick was born on July 12 to two adult ground doves already housed at the Parque das Aves. Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 14 Aug. 2025 Dozens of doves, a symbol of peace, were released after a speech by Suzuki, whose parents are survivors of the attack. Mari Yamaguchi, Chicago Tribune, 9 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for doves
Noun
  • Norway’s princess, Märtha Louise, claims to be a clairvoyant who can communicate with angels.
    Barry Levitt, Time, 16 Sep. 2025
  • But that money only flows to founders who know how to approach angels right.
    Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The slaughter of the innocents that follows the birth of Jesus in the Book of Matthew is depicted by limp infants that Gaudí modelled on casts of actual stillborn babies.
    D. T. Max, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
  • This lesson plan includes no discussion of how, in the name of socialism and equality, Cold War despots in Russia, Romania, Poland and other Eastern Bloc counties slaughtered innocents, seized property and sunk their countries into starvation-level poverty.
    Betsy McCaughey, Boston Herald, 12 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
  • McCarty had seen a number of ewes and lambs but no rams.
    Tim Kelly, Outdoor Life, 4 Sep. 2025

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

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