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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
In Christianity, doves are associated with the Holy Spirit and symbolize purity and faith.
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Gina Kalsi,
PEOPLE,
2 July 2026
Joe Eula, a designer friend of Halston's hired by Paley, wanted to have doves fly over the wedding, and Stone wanted to have a traditional march down the aisle.
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Britt Hayes,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 June 2026
McGill’s superbly nuanced calls, runs, and trills elicited commentary from a second audience, perched in the trees above—a colloquium of finches, towhees, titmice, kingbirds, juncos, and Eurasian collared doves.
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Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
29 June 2026
Designed by Marc Lalique in 1951, the bottle is fashioned from twisted glass, with a stopper in the shape of two soaring doves.
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April Long,
Allure,
24 June 2026
The agreement boosts the wait-and-see approach advocated by doves at the Fed, who are generally more willing to keep rates lower.
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Matt Egan,
CNN Money,
16 June 2026
Think of doves in paintings of the Annunciation or dead pheasants in Dutch still-life paintings.
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Literary Hub,
10 June 2026
Despite the uncertainty that war has brought to the wider Gulf region, Saudi Arabia is not yet fully polarized into hardened groups of hawks and doves.
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Alexis Montambault-Trudelle,
The Conversation,
9 June 2026
The program has expanded to include guinea pigs, chickens, doves, goats, turtles and rabbits.
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ABC News,
31 May 2026
Gina Kalsi,
PEOPLE,
2 July 2026
Joe Eula, a designer friend of Halston's hired by Paley, wanted to have doves fly over the wedding, and Stone wanted to have a traditional march down the aisle.
—
Britt Hayes,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 June 2026
McGill’s superbly nuanced calls, runs, and trills elicited commentary from a second audience, perched in the trees above—a colloquium of finches, towhees, titmice, kingbirds, juncos, and Eurasian collared doves.
—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
29 June 2026
Designed by Marc Lalique in 1951, the bottle is fashioned from twisted glass, with a stopper in the shape of two soaring doves.
—
April Long,
Allure,
24 June 2026
The agreement boosts the wait-and-see approach advocated by doves at the Fed, who are generally more willing to keep rates lower.
—
Matt Egan,
CNN Money,
16 June 2026
Think of doves in paintings of the Annunciation or dead pheasants in Dutch still-life paintings.
—
Literary Hub,
10 June 2026
Despite the uncertainty that war has brought to the wider Gulf region, Saudi Arabia is not yet fully polarized into hardened groups of hawks and doves.
—
Alexis Montambault-Trudelle,
The Conversation,
9 June 2026
The program has expanded to include guinea pigs, chickens, doves, goats, turtles and rabbits.
—
ABC News,
31 May 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.
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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.
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Praying all the angels watch over his family during this difficult time.
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So a crew of angels and one unruly human are on a mission to rescue every Black person and bring them to heaven.
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Over 5,000 deaths, most of them for innocents not driving trucks, in 2023 alone.
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Whatever conclusions investigators might reach, the loss of at least 50 souls, and the wounding of dozens more innocents, is an unbearable blow for any community.
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Another bears an image of a sheep Statue of Liberty holding a selfie stick instead of a torch.
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Hang out with sheep, meet magicians and clowns and explore the amusement park.
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Dobbs even let her children get pet lambs.
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For years, the standard treatment has involved avoiding foods that come from cows, pigs and lambs while carrying an epinephrine injector in case of medical emergency.
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“Doves.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doves. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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