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
That reference to unspecified warmongers hewed to her unfortunate pattern of spreading conspiracy theories.
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Andreas Kluth, Twin Cities, 17 Aug. 2025
Andreas Kluth, Twin Cities, 17 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for warmongers
hawks
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Starkey and state wildlife officials emphasized the important role snakes play in the environment — both as predators and as prey for hawks, coyotes and other wild animals.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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The only fly in the ointment was the inability of the hawks to create an empirical, granular analysis to back up their seat-of-the-pants judgments.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
24 Aug. 2025
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“Warmongers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/warmongers. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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