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
Miles Parks, NPR, 17 Sep. 2025
China hawks nevertheless made progress, succeeding in adding Chinese technology firms to America’s trade blacklist and banning investment in companies with links to China’s military, among other measures.
—Thomas Wright, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2025
Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 12 Sep. 2025
Every New Yorker is well acquainted with the dudes hawking everything from purses to Blu-Rays on busy streets.
—Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2025
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Noun
That standard has long frustrated election integrity hawks on the right who advocate for more transparency into list-cleaning procedures and more aggressive list purging.
—Miles Parks, NPR, 17 Sep. 2025
China hawks nevertheless made progress, succeeding in adding Chinese technology firms to America’s trade blacklist and banning investment in companies with links to China’s military, among other measures.
—Thomas Wright, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2025
Verb
Temu is a marketplace platform, which means the majority of the goods sold on Temu are hawked by third-party sellers.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 12 Sep. 2025
Every New Yorker is well acquainted with the dudes hawking everything from purses to Blu-Rays on busy streets.
—Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hawk
Noun
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But Israeli critics say the accords instead set the stage for a surge in violence by Palestinian militants.—
Robert Birsel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
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Still, Nevo's mind often drifts to the moment in Gaza when Palestinian militants detonated explosives in a home, wounding him and killing two close friends in his army unit.—
Daniel Estrin,
NPR,
29 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Three man have been charged with selling either methamphetamine or guns to undercover federal agents, including one Oakland man who allegedly used his houseboat on the Oakland marina to peddle firearms and brag about his knack for making customized bullets.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
30 Sep. 2025
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Film and music stars peddle booze, beauty, and everything in between.—
Emily St. Martin,
Oc Register,
24 Sep. 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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This is a warmonger that is basing his policy decisions around the region on narcissism and political ambitions that don't go beyond staying in power for no more than one month.—
Leila Fadel,
NPR,
10 Sep. 2025
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That reference to unspecified warmongers hewed to her unfortunate pattern of spreading conspiracy theories.—
Andreas Kluth,
Twin Cities,
17 Aug. 2025
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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
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“Hawk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hawk. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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