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
Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025
One-time internationalist hawks such as Rubio, for instance, are helping to lead the reorientation in U.S. foreign policy.
—Michael Singh, Foreign Affairs, 11 June 2025
Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 2 Apr. 2025
The markets will have activities to attract vendors such as farmers selling seasonal produce and cottage bakers who could hawk their homemade goods, from breads to pastries, Carlson said.
—Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Rickman’s Snape was almost cartoonish with his hawk nose and long, straight black hair and pallid skin.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025
One-time internationalist hawks such as Rubio, for instance, are helping to lead the reorientation in U.S. foreign policy.
—Michael Singh, Foreign Affairs, 11 June 2025
Verb
Then, of course, there are still the roving vendors hawking options.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 2 Apr. 2025
The markets will have activities to attract vendors such as farmers selling seasonal produce and cottage bakers who could hawk their homemade goods, from breads to pastries, Carlson said.
—Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hawk
Verb
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That’s gotten worse as the infrastructure of modern indie distribution has been taken over by companies and festivals peddling horror, thriller, and fantasy.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
19 May 2025
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Who knew that your favorite outdoor brands were also peddling new friends?—
Calin Van Paris,
Outside Online,
15 May 2025
Verb
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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
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The company currently wholesales the brand at Nordstrom, Revolve, Shopbop, Level Shoes, Galeries Lafayette, John Lewis, La Maison Simons, La Rinascente, De Bijenkorf, The Iconic, among others.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
5 June 2025
Noun
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The real divide is between those who casually encourage violence, and those who seek to prevent it — between warmongers and peacemakers.—
Asher Notheis,
The Washington Examiner,
16 June 2025
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The movie undoubtedly lays the wood on several in Bush’s inner circle — Thandie Newton’s impression of Condoleezza Rice is particularly mean — as W. ponders what happens when a useful idiot falls under the sway of warmongers with bad intel.—
Will Leitch,
Vulture,
17 Feb. 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 3 Jul. 2025.
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