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
Great Again isolationists and GOP war hawks.
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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
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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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
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Gone are the days of deficit hawks, fiscal conservatives and Tea Party penny-pinchers.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Apr. 2026
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“War hawks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/war%20hawks. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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