as in pacifistic
inclined to live in peace and to avoid war
the party's dovish faction has regarded the war as a bad idea from the get-go
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Recent Examples of dovish
If Chair Powell sounds dovish and hints at more cuts, Bitcoin could see a strong, sustained rally.
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Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
If the Fed cuts and gives a more dovish outlook on rates, stocks are likely to go higher.
—Fred Imbert, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2025
That being said, the marginal increase hasn’t been enough to deter investors from their dovish hopes.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2025
Cook is considered a more dovish voter on the rate-setting Federal Open Market Committee and has voted in line with Fed Chair Jerome Powell in keeping interest rates on hold.
—Curtis Bunn, NBC news, 28 Aug. 2025
Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
If the Fed cuts and gives a more dovish outlook on rates, stocks are likely to go higher.
—Fred Imbert, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2025
That being said, the marginal increase hasn’t been enough to deter investors from their dovish hopes.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2025
Cook is considered a more dovish voter on the rate-setting Federal Open Market Committee and has voted in line with Fed Chair Jerome Powell in keeping interest rates on hold.
—Curtis Bunn, NBC news, 28 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dovish
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Known for conservative positions such as revising the pacifist constitution, Takaichi is a regular visitor to the Yasukuni shrine to honour Japan's war dead, viewed by Beijing and others as a symbol of past militarism.—
Kaori Kaneko,
USA Today,
8 Sep. 2025
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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
Adjective
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Courtesy: Apple Apple on Tuesday sent invites to the media and analysts for a launch event at its campus on September 9 at 10 A.M pacific time.—
Kif Leswing,
CNBC,
26 Aug. 2025
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My late grandfather, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, served in the pacific campaign.—
Simon Perry,
People.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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John Mariani Inside the walls the Piazza Giuseppe Garibaldi is a peaceful square whose surrounding buildings with their green shutters echo the various architectural styles of the city’s history.—
John Mariani,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Police watched the Capitol lawn from atop a nearby parking garage, but the event was peaceful.—
Paul Egan,
Freep.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Dovish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dovish. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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