as in hawks
one who urges or attempts to cause a war
fortunately, the warmongers met with overwhelming opposition
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Recent Examples of warmongers
The gap between what Russians know to be true about the war and what the Kremlin says about it has grown so wide that even warmongers like Dugin struggle to bridge it.
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Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 6 June 2026
Putin, who ordered troops into Ukraine in February 2022, casts European powers as warmongers for supporting Ukraine with tens of billions of dollars in support, weapons and intelligence.
—Guy Faulconbridge, USA Today, 10 May 2026
The Pope has been criticized by sanctimonious warmongers for being inappropriately religious.
—Pat Beall, Sun Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2026
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
Mayor Mamdani is free from the pressures of lobbyists and warmongers who try to cultivate and flip rising stars.
—Literary Hub, 2 Jan. 2026
People of peace have no PR machine and no media budget - so media narratives are skewed toward warmongers.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2025
That reference to unspecified warmongers hewed to her unfortunate pattern of spreading conspiracy theories.
—Andreas Kluth, Twin Cities, 17 Aug. 2025
Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 6 June 2026
Putin, who ordered troops into Ukraine in February 2022, casts European powers as warmongers for supporting Ukraine with tens of billions of dollars in support, weapons and intelligence.
—Guy Faulconbridge, USA Today, 10 May 2026
The Pope has been criticized by sanctimonious warmongers for being inappropriately religious.
—Pat Beall, Sun Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2026
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
Mayor Mamdani is free from the pressures of lobbyists and warmongers who try to cultivate and flip rising stars.
—Literary Hub, 2 Jan. 2026
People of peace have no PR machine and no media budget - so media narratives are skewed toward warmongers.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2025
That reference to unspecified warmongers hewed to her unfortunate pattern of spreading conspiracy theories.
—Andreas Kluth, Twin Cities, 17 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for warmongers
hawks
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The Republican Congress — filled with Netanyahu fans and hawks eager to align with Israel — winced.—
Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
8 June 2026
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Texas also protects a variety of other wildlife, including bats, hawks, owls, whooping cranes and all species of sea turtles, according to TPWD.—
Tiffani Jackson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 June 2026
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“Warmongers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/warmongers. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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