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
Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2026
Still, the predatory hawks that used to feed on those birds haven’t returned this year, Moore said, attributing their absence to avian flu.
—Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2026
William Earl, Variety, 21 Dec. 2025
Facebook Marketplace, the social media giant's digital equivalent of a garage sale, has gained a reputation for the eclectic items people hawk on the platform – furniture, cars, clothes, even aircraft.
—Francesca Pica, jsonline.com, 19 Dec. 2025
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Noun
While Tucker’s contract sent owners screaming once again for a salary cap — which Reinsdorf has been a proponent of since being an instrumental hawk in the owners ranks during the work stoppage of 1994 — the Sox’s minuscule payroll no doubt will send others screaming for a salary floor.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2026
Still, the predatory hawks that used to feed on those birds haven’t returned this year, Moore said, attributing their absence to avian flu.
—Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2026
Verb
Good on Dale ignoring tech salesmen hawking equipment that means good men will get laid off.
—William Earl, Variety, 21 Dec. 2025
Facebook Marketplace, the social media giant's digital equivalent of a garage sale, has gained a reputation for the eclectic items people hawk on the platform – furniture, cars, clothes, even aircraft.
—Francesca Pica, jsonline.com, 19 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hawk
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Above and below are first-look images from the movie which stars Swell Ariel Or (Beauty Queen of Jerusalem) as the unit’s captain, who in the absence of central command took it upon herself to lead three armored vehicles and engage Hamas militants in a battle that lasted more than 17 hours.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
26 Jan. 2026
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The militants at the time besieged it for months before being pushed back.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
23 Jan. 2026
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The shops had already stopped peddling their James Dean apparel after a previous restraining order was issued by the court.—
Paul Flahive,
Austin American Statesman,
30 Jan. 2026
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The same lukewarm financial advice peddled by thousands of literal talking heads on Instagram Reels is slop.—
Mia Sato,
The Verge,
29 Jan. 2026
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At the same time, the barrage of vitriol unleashed by China castigating Takaichi as a warmongering militarist includes a reprehensible threat by the Chinese consul-general in Osaka about beheading Takaichi.—
Jeff Kingston,
Time,
30 Nov. 2025
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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
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Mayor Mamdani is free from the pressures of lobbyists and warmongers who try to cultivate and flip rising stars.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Jan. 2026
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People of peace have no PR machine and no media budget - so media narratives are skewed toward warmongers.—
Hollie Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Nov. 2025
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Our focus is on complying in a way that distributes affordable housing projects throughout the county.—
Ashley Sharp,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Mix steak and cheese a bit to distribute cheese, then arrange over bottom half of bread.—
Jesse Szewczyk,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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Arnett was a tough and fearless New Zealander who wrote about the war from the battlefield with a realism that often led to the dismay and anger of President Johnson and the war hawks surrounding him.—
Peter Lucas,
Boston Herald,
25 Dec. 2025
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Cheney was a staunch conservative and known as a war hawk on foreign policy.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
20 Nov. 2025
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The rights to his image are managed by CMG Worldwide, which specializes in celebrities merchandising.—
Paul Flahive,
Austin American Statesman,
30 Jan. 2026
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No matter how they're merchandised, take notice of these home staples.—
Jennifer Prince,
Southern Living,
10 Jan. 2026
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“Hawk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hawk. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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