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Recent Examples of hawkish
Treasury yields and the dollar retreated, with traders backing off some of their more hawkish Federal Reserve bets, pricing in a few basis points worth of easing this year.
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Bloomberg Wire, Dallas Morning News, 23 Mar. 2026
Anti-interventionist voices in Washington are reconsidering their expectation that Vance — among the top contenders for the 2028 Republican presidential nomination — would stand up against more hawkish instincts.
—Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 11 Mar. 2026
Indeed, while Li’s Work Report does take a hawkish tone regarding Taiwan, there are caveats.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 6 Mar. 2026
Already in high demand Supplies of defense interceptors are the most taxed, said Brobst, who is deputy director of the Center on Military and Political Power at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, a hawkish Washington think tank.
—Ben Finley, Fortune, 1 Mar. 2026
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Bloomberg Wire, Dallas Morning News, 23 Mar. 2026
Anti-interventionist voices in Washington are reconsidering their expectation that Vance — among the top contenders for the 2028 Republican presidential nomination — would stand up against more hawkish instincts.
—Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 11 Mar. 2026
Indeed, while Li’s Work Report does take a hawkish tone regarding Taiwan, there are caveats.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 6 Mar. 2026
Already in high demand Supplies of defense interceptors are the most taxed, said Brobst, who is deputy director of the Center on Military and Political Power at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, a hawkish Washington think tank.
—Ben Finley, Fortune, 1 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hawkish
Adjective
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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
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To many Chicagoans, the warlike atmosphere is the result of the increasing aggression of the federal government.—
Geraldo Cadava,
New Yorker,
16 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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But in the shadows, amid growing unease at the bloodthirsty actions of the realm’s merciless Mad King, dissenters from his inner circle anxiously advance a treasonous plot.—
Ryan Brennan
April 3,
Charlotte Observer,
3 Apr. 2026
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The theology in such conflicts usually masks more primal power struggles and still tends to make the wars and warriors more fanatical and bloodthirsty.—
Andreas Kluth,
Twin Cities,
3 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Ironically, once relieved from their purely militaristic duties, star forts revealed their aesthetic value.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
27 Mar. 2026
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That tells you that his approach is a very militaristic one.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
28 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Right, in France, means pro-Catholic, pro-militarist.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
31 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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Chalker had a more martial bearing than most graduate students.—
David D. Kirkpatrick,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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The iconic martial artist and actor died March 19 at age 86 in Hawaii.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Hawkish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hawkish. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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