as in hawk
one who urges or attempts to cause a war
fortunately, the warmongers met with overwhelming opposition
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Recent Examples of warmonger
Already, Cuba’s top diplomats have been sharing propaganda content discrediting Machado as a warmonger.
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Nora Gamez Torres, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2025
Tho declined the award, but the decision to award Kissinger shocked many of his critics who saw him as a warmonger.
—Kate Bartlett, NPR, 9 Oct. 2025
That reference to unspecified warmongers hewed to her unfortunate pattern of spreading conspiracy theories.
—Andreas Kluth, Twin Cities, 17 Aug. 2025
The real divide is between those who casually encourage violence, and those who seek to prevent it — between warmongers and peacemakers.
—Asher Notheis, The Washington Examiner, 16 June 2025
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Nora Gamez Torres, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2025
Tho declined the award, but the decision to award Kissinger shocked many of his critics who saw him as a warmonger.
—Kate Bartlett, NPR, 9 Oct. 2025
That reference to unspecified warmongers hewed to her unfortunate pattern of spreading conspiracy theories.
—Andreas Kluth, Twin Cities, 17 Aug. 2025
The real divide is between those who casually encourage violence, and those who seek to prevent it — between warmongers and peacemakers.
—Asher Notheis, The Washington Examiner, 16 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for warmonger
Noun
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Baseball owners, with Dick Monfort playing a prominent role as a hawk in labor negotiations, are expected to lock out the players after this season, seeking a salary cap, believing that is the only reason the Dodgers win.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
12 Feb. 2026
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But toads and frogs are also prey animals for owls, hawks, skunks, opossums, and raccoons.—
Michelle Mastro,
Martha Stewart,
6 Feb. 2026
Noun
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At the same time, the barrage of vitriol unleashed by China castigating Takaichi as a warmongering militarist includes a reprehensible threat by the Chinese consul-general in Osaka about beheading Takaichi.—
Jeff Kingston,
Time,
30 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Israel said four soldiers were killed by militants in Gaza over the same period.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
15 Feb. 2026
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Israel has said four of its soldiers have been killed by Palestinian militants in the same period.—
Reuters,
USA Today,
15 Feb. 2026
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“Warmonger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/warmonger. Accessed 18 Feb. 2026.
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