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
Hailey Bullis, The Washington Examiner, 19 Apr. 2026
The fight over those changes - responsible for weeks of turmoil in the House - ultimately resulted in limited modifications that failed to satisfy privacy hawks.
—Eric McDaniel, NPR, 17 Apr. 2026
Not only our pets, but the wildlife, such as hawks, owls, coyotes, and others are all at substantial poisoning risk.
—Joan Morris, Mercury News, 6 Apr. 2026
Gone are the days of deficit hawks, fiscal conservatives and Tea Party penny-pinchers.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
For America’s fiscal hawks, the reckoning feels closer than ever.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2026
The People’s Republic already boasts the largest fleet of civilian research vessels, earning criticism from western China hawks.
—Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 2 Apr. 2026
But Tehran hawks—and Gulf allies—are urging him to finish off the Iranian regime.
—Jonathan Lemire, The Atlantic, 1 Apr. 2026
Over the years, a bipartisan coalition supporting nuclear expansion brought together environmentalists who favor zero-carbon power and defense hawks focused on abundant domestic energy production.
—Avi Asher-Schapiro, ProPublica, 24 Mar. 2026
Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
Thinking about fashion as a career, Schiaparelli hawks her sketches.
—Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 28 Mar. 2026
Her Sharon Coombs is a high-end insurance broker who hawks pricey policies to wealthy clients, sugaring her pitch with a hint of seduction.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 11 Feb. 2026
Noun
Privacy hawks have been demanding reforms that build on changes introduced in 2024 to the program and add-ons in exchange for their support on any extension of Section 702.
—Hailey Bullis, The Washington Examiner, 19 Apr. 2026
The fight over those changes - responsible for weeks of turmoil in the House - ultimately resulted in limited modifications that failed to satisfy privacy hawks.
—Eric McDaniel, NPR, 17 Apr. 2026
Not only our pets, but the wildlife, such as hawks, owls, coyotes, and others are all at substantial poisoning risk.
—Joan Morris, Mercury News, 6 Apr. 2026
Gone are the days of deficit hawks, fiscal conservatives and Tea Party penny-pinchers.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
For America’s fiscal hawks, the reckoning feels closer than ever.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2026
The People’s Republic already boasts the largest fleet of civilian research vessels, earning criticism from western China hawks.
—Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 2 Apr. 2026
But Tehran hawks—and Gulf allies—are urging him to finish off the Iranian regime.
—Jonathan Lemire, The Atlantic, 1 Apr. 2026
Over the years, a bipartisan coalition supporting nuclear expansion brought together environmentalists who favor zero-carbon power and defense hawks focused on abundant domestic energy production.
—Avi Asher-Schapiro, ProPublica, 24 Mar. 2026
Verb
One does detect in Iran hawks a kind of 'will to destruction' and hatred of boring, civilized diplomacy.
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
Thinking about fashion as a career, Schiaparelli hawks her sketches.
—Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 28 Mar. 2026
Her Sharon Coombs is a high-end insurance broker who hawks pricey policies to wealthy clients, sugaring her pitch with a hint of seduction.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 11 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hawks
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In two separate encounters on Monday, the Israeli air force struck and killed Hezbollah militants that the military said approached its troops in a threatening way.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
21 Apr. 2026
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In two separate encounters on Monday, the Israeli air force struck and killed Hezbollah militants that the military said approached its troops in a threatening way.—
Aamer Madhani,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Apr. 2026
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A little girl covered head to toe in an all-enveloping cloak furiously peddles a bicycle.—
Jane Arraf,
NPR,
11 Apr. 2026
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FanDuel is entering the space in a moment when prediction markets faceintense scrutiny over the risk of insider trading, along with larger ethical questions about the societal impact of letting people bet on elections or geopolitical conflicts.—
Clare Duffy,
CNN Money,
19 Apr. 2026
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But research shows that the tobacco industry actively markets nicotine products such as vapes to young people to create a new generation of nicotine users.—
Marie Helweg-Larsen,
The Conversation,
10 Apr. 2026
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The Pope has been criticized by sanctimonious warmongers for being inappropriately religious.—
Pat Beall,
Sun Sentinel,
3 Apr. 2026
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The resulting film, Yes—opening this week in New York City—begins with an orgiastic carnival among warmongers in Tel Aviv.—
Jordan Hoffman,
Vanity Fair,
25 Mar. 2026
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The company also consults on zero-waste practices for sets such as recyclable craft services items, and helps divert leftover craft services meals to Every Day Action, which distributes food to organizations in need.—
Pat Saperstein,
Variety,
22 Apr. 2026
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Fremantle distributes the series worldwide.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
22 Apr. 2026
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Great Again isolationists and GOP war hawks.—
Lia Russell,
Sacbee.com,
1 Apr. 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 24 Apr. 2026.
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