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as in pacifists
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 angels
an innocent or gentle person
he's a dove who wouldn't hurt a fly
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Recent Examples of doves
Roses were gently laid across the caskets before eight white doves were released into the sky, their wings unfurling into the clouds — a cruel irony beside the eight young lives below, cut short before their stories ever had the chance to unfurl at all.
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Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 10 May 2026
The painting on the back of the skirt was inspired by Eirene, the Greek goddess of peace, as well as doves, which also symbolize peace.
—Renan Botelho, Footwear News, 4 May 2026
Mourning doves incubate their eggs for 14 to 16 days.
—Joan Morris, Mercury News, 4 May 2026
But many bird species — like doves, blue jays, mockingbirds — spend much of their early life on the ground while learning to fly.
—Yvette Orozco, Houston Chronicle, 3 May 2026
Sparrows, mourning doves, pigeons, towhees, and juncos will all fly over to enjoy an easy meal.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 2 Apr. 2026
First, many Iran doves seriously underestimated the risks and costs of attempting to coexist with the regime.
—Jamie McIntyre, The Washington Examiner, 26 Mar. 2026
Another highlight this winter was seeing eight mourning doves feeding on the ground outside my home at one time.
—Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 14 Mar. 2026
Hawks and doves will continue to compete for influence in both capitals.
—Mehrzad Boroujerdi, The Conversation, 10 Mar. 2026
Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 10 May 2026
The painting on the back of the skirt was inspired by Eirene, the Greek goddess of peace, as well as doves, which also symbolize peace.
—Renan Botelho, Footwear News, 4 May 2026
Mourning doves incubate their eggs for 14 to 16 days.
—Joan Morris, Mercury News, 4 May 2026
But many bird species — like doves, blue jays, mockingbirds — spend much of their early life on the ground while learning to fly.
—Yvette Orozco, Houston Chronicle, 3 May 2026
Sparrows, mourning doves, pigeons, towhees, and juncos will all fly over to enjoy an easy meal.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 2 Apr. 2026
First, many Iran doves seriously underestimated the risks and costs of attempting to coexist with the regime.
—Jamie McIntyre, The Washington Examiner, 26 Mar. 2026
Another highlight this winter was seeing eight mourning doves feeding on the ground outside my home at one time.
—Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 14 Mar. 2026
Hawks and doves will continue to compete for influence in both capitals.
—Mehrzad Boroujerdi, The Conversation, 10 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for doves
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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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All voiceover in the film is detached from the images, from a mixture of unidentified community folk who are content to speak anonymously, and neighboring outsiders perplexed by these out-of-time pacifists.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
21 Nov. 2025
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Prime Video's fantasy series about angels, demons and good and evil is returning May 13 for what was meant to be a third and final season.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
13 May 2026
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To portray Goliath’s origin story, actors were filmed on green screens and AI was used to generate a mythical sequence involving dark sky, rain, mountains and angels with wings.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2026
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And quite frankly, that calculus essentially admits that innocents are going to be hurt, but that is a price to pay.—
Adam Sabes,
FOXNews.com,
8 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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Because George, portrayed by Hugh Jackman, routinely read mysteries to his charges before his sudden demise, these sheep aren’t complete novices, said Wilson Chapman in IndieWire.—
The Week US,
TheWeek,
18 May 2026
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Sheep in the Box takes its terrible title from the second chapter in Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s The Little Prince, in which the narrator, frustrated at his drawings of sheep being deemed inadequate by the character of the title, draws a box and says there’s a sheep inside.—
Vulture,
Vulture,
17 May 2026
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Earlier this spring, the BBC reported that health officials in Wales urged people not to handle lambs when visiting farms, following over 500 cases of cryptosporidiosis in the country last year — over a third of which (35 percent) involved children under 10.—
Adam England,
PEOPLE,
8 May 2026
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The lambs, which are partially the Finnsheep breed, are named the numbers one through six in Finnish.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Doves.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doves. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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