as in militants
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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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 hawks
Sacbee.com, 28 Aug. 2025
The only fly in the ointment was the inability of the hawks to create an empirical, granular analysis to back up their seat-of-the-pants judgments.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 24 Aug. 2025
But future meetings could see continued division as hawks point to inflation still running above the Fed’s 2% target and other economic data signaling resilience.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 23 Aug. 2025
That leaves fiscal hawks in a strange position.
—Taylor Millard, The Washington Examiner, 22 Aug. 2025
The Big Story The return of earmarks to the annual government funding bills has sparked a battle among Republicans on Capitol Hill, pitting fiscal hawks against members of the Appropriations Committees and their allies.
—Aris Folley, The Hill, 18 Aug. 2025
While China hawks and lawmakers from both parties criticized the H20 move, the White House argues that withholding the sale could actually help China to leapfrog the US in the race to build artificial intelligence chips.
—Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 11 Aug. 2025
The bill irked various GOP factions, from deficit hawks to economic populists.
—Eric Cortellessa, Time, 7 Aug. 2025
Noun
Starkey and state wildlife officials emphasized the important role snakes play in the environment — both as predators and as prey for hawks, coyotes and other wild animals.
—Sacbee.com, 28 Aug. 2025
The only fly in the ointment was the inability of the hawks to create an empirical, granular analysis to back up their seat-of-the-pants judgments.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 24 Aug. 2025
But future meetings could see continued division as hawks point to inflation still running above the Fed’s 2% target and other economic data signaling resilience.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 23 Aug. 2025
That leaves fiscal hawks in a strange position.
—Taylor Millard, The Washington Examiner, 22 Aug. 2025
The Big Story The return of earmarks to the annual government funding bills has sparked a battle among Republicans on Capitol Hill, pitting fiscal hawks against members of the Appropriations Committees and their allies.
—Aris Folley, The Hill, 18 Aug. 2025
While China hawks and lawmakers from both parties criticized the H20 move, the White House argues that withholding the sale could actually help China to leapfrog the US in the race to build artificial intelligence chips.
—Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 11 Aug. 2025
The bill irked various GOP factions, from deficit hawks to economic populists.
—Eric Cortellessa, Time, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hawks
Noun
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Lebanon was devastated by a year-long conflict between Hezbollah and Israel, triggered by the militia’s backing of Hamas after the Palestinian militants attacked Israel on October 7, 2023.—
Mostafa Salem,
CNN Money,
5 Sep. 2025
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The Israeli military did not immediately respond to a request for comment, but has stated that its forces are fighting militants on the outskirts of Gaza City, destroying tunnels and militant infrastructure and seizing weapons.—
Emily Rose,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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Every capital markets journey changes you and your business.—
Jessica Billingsley,
Rolling Stone,
2 Sep. 2025
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Aleph Alpha in Germany, with funding from SAP, Bosch, and Schwarz Group, markets itself as a sovereign alternative.—
Ron Schmelzer,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 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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“Hawks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hawks. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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