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as in pacifist
a person who opposes war or warlike policies
the doves were in favor of using the surplus to improve the nation's schools and not its weapons systems
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as in angel
an innocent or gentle person
he's a dove who wouldn't hurt a fly
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Recent Examples of dove
Their gorgeous beige-and-brown leopard-print pony skin upper is flanked by the brand’s signature star and a swerve in anthracite metallic leather — on dove-gray suede —set off with orange laces.
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Gretta Monahan, Boston Herald, 9 Apr. 2026
Sparrows, mourning doves, pigeons, towhees, and juncos will all fly over to enjoy an easy meal.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 2 Apr. 2026
Today a wooden plaque gives the name of the former Tschikof residence in Gothic script as Urch, a word that has no particular meaning in German, under a carving of a bird that resembles a dove.
—Simon Akam, Vanity Fair, 2 Apr. 2026
The Fed’s Powell is not a dove.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 1 Apr. 2026
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Gretta Monahan, Boston Herald, 9 Apr. 2026
Sparrows, mourning doves, pigeons, towhees, and juncos will all fly over to enjoy an easy meal.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 2 Apr. 2026
Today a wooden plaque gives the name of the former Tschikof residence in Gothic script as Urch, a word that has no particular meaning in German, under a carving of a bird that resembles a dove.
—Simon Akam, Vanity Fair, 2 Apr. 2026
The Fed’s Powell is not a dove.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 1 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dove
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However, it was criticized by pacifists at home and China for deviating from Japan’s postwar self-defense only principle.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Apr. 2026
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The Anabaptists were a radical nonconformist sect that took the egalitarian, pacifist, and renunciatory injunctions of the Bible seriously and tried to organize communal living, before being ruthlessly persecuted by the authorities and other Protestant sects.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
25 Mar. 2026
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Guests brought to life looks that referenced papal garments and displayed biblical artifacts like crosses, angel wings and halos.—
Luis Giraldo,
CBS News,
4 May 2026
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Author Daniel Kraus won in the fiction category for his book Angel Down, a story of World War I soldiers who find a fallen angel amongst the dead in No Man's Land - a tale Kraus relates entirely within one sentence.—
Neda Ulaby,
NPR,
4 May 2026
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Picture murmurations of starlings staining the sky like ink drops or flocks of sheep flowing like liquid.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
4 May 2026
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Your fans are voting for who their rock star likes, and that’s like being a bunch of sheep.—
Ben Crandell,
Sun Sentinel,
4 May 2026
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Practically as soon as the #MeToo movement began, it was accused of going too far—sweeping up innocents in its wake, failing to allow its targets due process.—
Hillary Busis,
Vanity Fair,
26 Apr. 2026
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How much more dangerous could a regime become than one willing to murder innocents, during peacetime, 8,500 miles away?—
Katherine Ellison,
Washington Post,
19 Apr. 2026
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Both the king and queen made friends with an unnamed lamb.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2026
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His menu includes tacos (Mexican) with halloumi cheese (Middle Eastern), lamb hashwe (Middle Eastern) burritos (Mexican), and samke harra (Middle Eastern) mole (Mexican).—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Dove.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dove. Accessed 5 May. 2026.
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