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Recent Examples of hawkish
As the labor market chugs along, the Fed on Wednesday teased a more hawkish bent, with three presidents dissenting on its bias toward future cuts.
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Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 29 Apr. 2026
Amarnath argued that the data has now turned so hawkish that the committee should be debating hikes, not cuts.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 29 Apr. 2026
Three days of decisions in Washington, Ottawa, London, Frankfurt and Tokyo are widely anticipated to result in unchanged borrowing costs across the club of rich nations, with each central bank seen keeping a hawkish eye on fallout from the Iran war.
—Craig Stirling, Bloomberg, 25 Apr. 2026
Yet the view is hardly isolated to the hawkish, religious far-right.
—Mireille Rebeiz, The Conversation, 8 Apr. 2026
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Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 29 Apr. 2026
Amarnath argued that the data has now turned so hawkish that the committee should be debating hikes, not cuts.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 29 Apr. 2026
Three days of decisions in Washington, Ottawa, London, Frankfurt and Tokyo are widely anticipated to result in unchanged borrowing costs across the club of rich nations, with each central bank seen keeping a hawkish eye on fallout from the Iran war.
—Craig Stirling, Bloomberg, 25 Apr. 2026
Yet the view is hardly isolated to the hawkish, religious far-right.
—Mireille Rebeiz, The Conversation, 8 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hawkish
Adjective
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One of the world’s most cooperative mammals is also one of its most warlike.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
8 May 2026
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Ludwig’s distant paternal ancestors were in fact German Jewish merchants, not warlike princes.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The character of Dracula was fictional, but the name derives from a nickname given to Vlad the Impaler, ruler of Wallachia between 1456–1462, who was described as a ruthless and bloodthirsty leader.—
Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
13 May 2026
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Accordingly, medieval epic poems and art often depicted Muslims as near-demonic, bloodthirsty figures wearing turbans and strange robes.—
Anna Piela,
The Conversation,
13 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The suited ensemble emphasized militaristic utility, with a long-sleeve jacket embroidered with muted gold sinuous motifs.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
13 May 2026
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The young Forster recoiled from the school’s culture of authoritarianism and militaristic chauvinism, which may have found expression in the students’ often appalling attitudes toward their own mothers.—
Jessica Winter,
New Yorker,
7 May 2026
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Right, in France, means pro-Catholic, pro-militarist.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
31 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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In the case of mixed martial artists Gina Carano and Ronda Rousey, who meet at the Intuit Dome in Los Angeles on Saturday in Netflix’s first live MMA broadcast, the rust has been gathering for far longer.—
Sarah Shephard,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
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The martial artist, 61, worked with the late rapper on two films — 2000's Romeo Must Die and 2003's Cradle 2 the Grave.—
Angela Andaloro,
PEOPLE,
12 May 2026
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“Hawkish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hawkish. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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