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
David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 28 Jan. 2026
That makes hawks less likely to support rate cuts, unlike the doves on the committee.
—Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 27 Jan. 2026
Guest experiences include the Falconry in the Garden tasting, where guests can learn how owls, hawks, and falcons aid vineyard harvests while enjoying a glass of Bouchaine wine.
—Taryn White, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
The property has always been a haven for wildlife, and Wilson said it's been wonderful sharing the neighborhood with deer and bobcats and watching the owls and hawks in the trees.
—John Ramos, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2026
Garden snakes have important roles in your landscape, eating insects and invertebrates such as slugs and providing food for birds of prey such as hawks and owls.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 19 Jan. 2026
Was the Vice-President sidelined, beat out by the hawks around him?
—Ian Crouch, New Yorker, 7 Jan. 2026
Long criticized by fiscal hawks and ratings agencies as a one-time fix, sweeping accrued money out of TIF districts has increasingly become a short-term lifeline for both the city and — especially this year — Chicago Public Schools.
—Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
Congressional national security hawks — Republican and Democratic — share more DNA on China policy than any other issue and more than either side care to admit publicly, which means legislative hardening in 2026 is a real possibility regardless of the White House tone.
—Dewardric L. McNeal, CNBC, 31 Dec. 2025
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But fiscal hawks, who have leverage due to the GOP’s two-seat majority, have already threatened to oppose any bill that lacks the funding.
—David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 28 Jan. 2026
That makes hawks less likely to support rate cuts, unlike the doves on the committee.
—Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 27 Jan. 2026
Guest experiences include the Falconry in the Garden tasting, where guests can learn how owls, hawks, and falcons aid vineyard harvests while enjoying a glass of Bouchaine wine.
—Taryn White, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
The property has always been a haven for wildlife, and Wilson said it's been wonderful sharing the neighborhood with deer and bobcats and watching the owls and hawks in the trees.
—John Ramos, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2026
Garden snakes have important roles in your landscape, eating insects and invertebrates such as slugs and providing food for birds of prey such as hawks and owls.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 19 Jan. 2026
Was the Vice-President sidelined, beat out by the hawks around him?
—Ian Crouch, New Yorker, 7 Jan. 2026
Long criticized by fiscal hawks and ratings agencies as a one-time fix, sweeping accrued money out of TIF districts has increasingly become a short-term lifeline for both the city and — especially this year — Chicago Public Schools.
—Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
Congressional national security hawks — Republican and Democratic — share more DNA on China policy than any other issue and more than either side care to admit publicly, which means legislative hardening in 2026 is a real possibility regardless of the White House tone.
—Dewardric L. McNeal, CNBC, 31 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hawks
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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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Other influencers picked up on the news, posting their disappointment that Vital Farms, which markets itself as pasture-raised, was also feeding its chickens a soy and corn mixture.—
Reia Li,
AZCentral.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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Its broad exposure across residential, commercial, and infrastructure end markets ties closely to construction cycles.—
Josh Brown,Sean Russo,
CNBC,
12 Jan. 2026
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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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The group’s headquarters distributes money, as well as write-ups about the results of local experiments, to the various chapters.—
Charles Duhigg,
New Yorker,
26 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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“Hawks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hawks. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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