as in militant
one who urges or attempts to cause a war
the hawks were claiming that without war there could be no peace
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as in to peddle
to sell from place to place usually in small quantities
a determined bootstrapper who went from hawking newspapers on the street corner to running a media empire
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Recent Examples of hawk
Nicholas Thompson, The Atlantic, 23 Oct. 2025
The campaign was shot in Los Angeles alongside symbolic animals — a hawk, an owl, an indigo snake and Dobermans — that are meant to represent different facets of Mackage’s DNA.
—Renan Botelho, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2025
James Boyd, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
There are several online ticket brokers hawking resale tickets, some at very reasonable prices.
—Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 24 Sep. 2025
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Noun
By the late 1970s, my father had earned a name as a young public intellectual and Cold War hawk.
—Nicholas Thompson, The Atlantic, 23 Oct. 2025
The campaign was shot in Los Angeles alongside symbolic animals — a hawk, an owl, an indigo snake and Dobermans — that are meant to represent different facets of Mackage’s DNA.
—Renan Botelho, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
However, that ball-hawking cornerback appears to be long gone.
—James Boyd, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
There are several online ticket brokers hawking resale tickets, some at very reasonable prices.
—Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 24 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hawk
Noun
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That came a day after militants returned the remains of three Israeli hostages who had been taken to Gaza in the Hamas attack of October 7, 2023, which started the devastating war.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
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Hamas had agreed per the ceasefire to hand over the remains of 28 dead hostages in exchange for the bodies of 360 Palestinian militants who were killed in the Gaza war.—
Stephen Sorace,
FOXNews.com,
4 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Some impersonated tax officers to frighten British pensioners into draining their life savings into suspicious bank accounts; others peddled irresistible student loan offers to American high schoolers.—
Snigdha Poonam,
The Dial,
28 Oct. 2025
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The 4-7-8 breathing method, devised by celebrity doctor Andrew Weil from ancient yogic practice, is peddled by everyone from Gwyneth Paltrow to ex-military tough-guy influencers.—
Sean Williams,
Outside,
27 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Prices on apparel wholesaling climbed 5%, while the apparel, jewelry, footwear and accessories retailing category spiked 8%.—
Matt Egan,
CNN Money,
21 Aug. 2025
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The idea was to create the first ever international drugstore chain operator and drug wholesaling company.—
Phil Wahba,
Fortune,
17 June 2025
Noun
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Already, Cuba’s top diplomats have been sharing propaganda content discrediting Machado as a warmonger.—
Nora Gamez Torres,
Miami Herald,
10 Oct. 2025
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Tho declined the award, but the decision to award Kissinger shocked many of his critics who saw him as a warmonger.—
Kate Bartlett,
NPR,
9 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The Barnhills decided to begin distributing food directly to people who had suddenly lost their SNAP benefits.—
Daniel McFadin,
Arkansas Online,
4 Nov. 2025
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So Thorington and Beyer were outliers, who distributed independently.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The issue has divided much of Trump’s base, between traditional GOP war hawks and those who claim further military intervention would be antithetical to MAGA values.—
Sarah Fortinsky,
The Hill,
19 June 2025
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The war hawks intend to lobby the federal government for the resources to destroy Mayday once and for all, and Gabriel magnanimously welcomes Joseph to the party.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
20 May 2025
Verb
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The assortment entails one-of-a-kind evening jackets rendered in upcycled vintage kimonos, tuxedo pants and silk shirts, and are being merchandised on a rolling basis.—
James Manso,
Footwear News,
30 Oct. 2025
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On a recent store tour in Edina, a suburb of Target’s hometown of Minneapolis, Chief Commercial Officer Rick Gomez pointed out those examples of Target’s fresher approach to merchandise for the fall and holiday season.—
Melissa Repko,
CNBC,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Hawk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hawk. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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