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
Predictably, Washington's warmongers are apoplectic.
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Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
During the campaign, Trump and Vance cast themselves as men of peace while deriding their opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris, and her allies as warmongers.
—Peter D. Feaver, Foreign Affairs, 6 Nov. 2024
Kickstart Your Day with The Morning Jolt Young people will have to trust me: This is just what the Left said: that the Kremlin was peace-loving, or peace-seeking, while American warmongers made the world dangerous.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 28 Oct. 2024
The world is in a constant state of unrest, and we are pressured by failures in our stewardship of the world’s nature and resources, hostile warmongers who possess the ultimate weapons of mass destruction, and the veniality and fragility of our own leaders, national or local.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 27 Mar. 2024
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Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
During the campaign, Trump and Vance cast themselves as men of peace while deriding their opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris, and her allies as warmongers.
—Peter D. Feaver, Foreign Affairs, 6 Nov. 2024
Kickstart Your Day with The Morning Jolt Young people will have to trust me: This is just what the Left said: that the Kremlin was peace-loving, or peace-seeking, while American warmongers made the world dangerous.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 28 Oct. 2024
The world is in a constant state of unrest, and we are pressured by failures in our stewardship of the world’s nature and resources, hostile warmongers who possess the ultimate weapons of mass destruction, and the veniality and fragility of our own leaders, national or local.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 27 Mar. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for warmonger
Noun
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Abu Dhabi’s involvement in the spin-out of TikTok to appease China hawks in the US is unexpected.—
Kelsey Warner,
semafor.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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Bond yields leaking higher since the Fed cut rates a quarter-point on Wednesday is not atypical, and — so far — is not alarming equity markets, inflation watchdogs or fiscal hawks.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
19 Sep. 2025
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But Israeli critics say the accords instead set the stage for a surge in violence by Palestinian militants.—
Robert Birsel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
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Still, Nevo's mind often drifts to the moment in Gaza when Palestinian militants detonated explosives in a home, wounding him and killing two close friends in his army unit.—
Daniel Estrin,
NPR,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Warmonger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/warmonger. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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