as in militants
one who urges or attempts to cause a war
the hawks were claiming that without war there could be no peace
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to sell from place to place usually in small quantities
a determined bootstrapper who went from hawking newspapers on the street corner to running a media empire
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Recent Examples of hawks
Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 18 Mar. 2026
In the sky, birds like hawks rely on the wind to aid their migration.
—Sheryl De Vore, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026
However, what happens with the war could reshape the midterms and Graham's legacy as one of Washington's most outspoken hawks.
—ABC News, 16 Mar. 2026
The location lends itself to lush landscapes and sandy beaches with ample opportunity to spot local flora and fauna from frogs and tortoises to hawks and loons.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 14 Mar. 2026
The Hill’s Sudiksha Kochi reports fractures within the party are adding to the difficulty, with fiscal hawks advocating for spending cuts, not new spending.
—Jared Gans, The Hill, 12 Mar. 2026
Bannon has used the term globalists to refer to Silicon Valley elites, media executives, neoconservative foreign-policy hawks, proponents of lightly regulated global markets, and Jared Kushner.
—Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 6 Mar. 2026
Cooper’s hawks are protected under the federal Migratory Bird Treaty Act, as well as state law, which protects all raptors.
—Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 26 Feb. 2026
Raptors, including Cooper’s hawks, are protected under California law.
—Paris Barraza, USA Today, 25 Feb. 2026
Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 11 Feb. 2026
Noun
Even with the support of fiscal hawks, any supplemental funding for Iran coming from Congress has an uphill battle.
—Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 18 Mar. 2026
In the sky, birds like hawks rely on the wind to aid their migration.
—Sheryl De Vore, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026
However, what happens with the war could reshape the midterms and Graham's legacy as one of Washington's most outspoken hawks.
—ABC News, 16 Mar. 2026
The location lends itself to lush landscapes and sandy beaches with ample opportunity to spot local flora and fauna from frogs and tortoises to hawks and loons.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 14 Mar. 2026
The Hill’s Sudiksha Kochi reports fractures within the party are adding to the difficulty, with fiscal hawks advocating for spending cuts, not new spending.
—Jared Gans, The Hill, 12 Mar. 2026
Bannon has used the term globalists to refer to Silicon Valley elites, media executives, neoconservative foreign-policy hawks, proponents of lightly regulated global markets, and Jared Kushner.
—Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 6 Mar. 2026
Cooper’s hawks are protected under the federal Migratory Bird Treaty Act, as well as state law, which protects all raptors.
—Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 26 Feb. 2026
Raptors, including Cooper’s hawks, are protected under California law.
—Paris Barraza, USA Today, 25 Feb. 2026
Verb
Her Sharon Coombs is a high-end insurance broker who hawks pricey policies to wealthy clients, sugaring her pitch with a hint of seduction.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 11 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hawks
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Pakistan accuses Afghanistan of providing a safe haven for militants who carry out attacks inside Pakistan, especially for the Pakistani Taliban.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
19 Mar. 2026
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Islamabad says Kabul provides a safe haven to militants launching attacks on Pakistan.—
Mohammad Yunus Yawar,
USA Today,
17 Mar. 2026
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Within Esteworld’s own positioning, hair transplantation is presented as a flagship service line alongside plastic surgery, and the organization publicly markets multiple hair transplant modalities.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
17 Mar. 2026
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Gas prices continue to climb and are affecting local co-ops, including one that packages and markets beans out of California.—
Charlie Lapastora,
CBS News,
12 Mar. 2026
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Mayor Mamdani is free from the pressures of lobbyists and warmongers who try to cultivate and flip rising stars.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Jan. 2026
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People of peace have no PR machine and no media budget - so media narratives are skewed toward warmongers.—
Hollie Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Nov. 2025
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Yosemite National Park, which only allows 300 hikers per day up to the summit of Half Dome, distributes permits via one main lottery and smaller, daily lotteries (that favor locals).—
Alex Mayyasi,
NPR,
17 Mar. 2026
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The facility will be connected via a 138,000-volt transmission line to San Diego Gas & Electric’s Sycamore Canyon Substation at the Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Miramar, which distributes energy to the greater San Diego area.—
Rob Nikolewski,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Mar. 2026
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Arnett was a tough and fearless New Zealander who wrote about the war from the battlefield with a realism that often led to the dismay and anger of President Johnson and the war hawks surrounding him.—
Peter Lucas,
Boston Herald,
25 Dec. 2025
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“Hawks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hawks. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.
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