as in hawks
one who urges or attempts to cause a war
war hawks in the cabinet who urged the President to respond to the threat with armed force
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Recent Examples of war hawks
The latter, however, would upset the uber-nationalists and war hawks who believe that nothing short of Ukraine’s full capitulation is acceptable for the mighty Russian state.
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Daniel Depetris, Mercury News, 23 May 2026
The latter, however, would upset the uber-nationalists and war hawks who believe that nothing short of Ukraine’s full capitulation is acceptable for the mighty Russian state.
—Daniel Depetris, Twin Cities, 15 May 2026
Great Again isolationists and GOP war hawks.
—Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 1 Apr. 2026
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
Daniel Depetris, Mercury News, 23 May 2026
The latter, however, would upset the uber-nationalists and war hawks who believe that nothing short of Ukraine’s full capitulation is acceptable for the mighty Russian state.
—Daniel Depetris, Twin Cities, 15 May 2026
Great Again isolationists and GOP war hawks.
—Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 1 Apr. 2026
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for war hawks
hawks
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Visitors can walk a five-mile forest hiking trail and experience the chance to see kingfishers, hawks and green ibis.—
Catherine Garcia,
TheWeek,
27 May 2026
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Most common is a simultaneous attack with multiple hawks diving in from different directions, so a rabbit dodging one hawk runs straight into another.—
David Hambling,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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“War hawks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/war%20hawks. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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