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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as in peddles
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
ABC News, 19 May 2026
China hawks in Washington still advocate for a tougher line on Beijing to protect American interests, and the midterms could usher in a more hawkish Congress.
—Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 15 May 2026
Threats include winter storms and predators such as hawks.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 11 May 2026
Keep a keen eye out for birds commonly spotted here, including black phoebe, acorn woodpeckers and hawks.
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026
Truth be told, everyone was hoping for one — the teenage boy behind us, the two younger girls in front, all watching the ball boy like hawks.
—Peter Folan, Boston Herald, 2 May 2026
Industry hawks opposed to 340B’s expansion warn that providers could then charge patients for the full cost of the drugs, unbeknownst to the beneficiaries.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 30 Apr. 2026
Section 702 only authorizes the government to spy on foreigners located abroad; privacy hawks want additional protections for Americans whose communications are captured in the process.
—Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 23 Apr. 2026
The fight over those changes - responsible for weeks of turmoil in the House - ultimately resulted in limited modifications that failed to satisfy privacy hawks.
—Eric McDaniel, NPR, 17 Apr. 2026
Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 22 Apr. 2026
One does detect in Iran hawks a kind of 'will to destruction' and hatred of boring, civilized diplomacy.
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
Thinking about fashion as a career, Schiaparelli hawks her sketches.
—Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 28 Mar. 2026
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
Noun
Russian hawks long have urged the Kremlin to respond to the growing Ukrainian attacks by striking Kyiv’s allies in Europe with conventional weapons, arguing that European NATO members wouldn’t dare to retaliate and enter a direct military conflict with the world’s largest nuclear power.
—ABC News, 19 May 2026
China hawks in Washington still advocate for a tougher line on Beijing to protect American interests, and the midterms could usher in a more hawkish Congress.
—Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 15 May 2026
Threats include winter storms and predators such as hawks.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 11 May 2026
Keep a keen eye out for birds commonly spotted here, including black phoebe, acorn woodpeckers and hawks.
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026
Truth be told, everyone was hoping for one — the teenage boy behind us, the two younger girls in front, all watching the ball boy like hawks.
—Peter Folan, Boston Herald, 2 May 2026
Industry hawks opposed to 340B’s expansion warn that providers could then charge patients for the full cost of the drugs, unbeknownst to the beneficiaries.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 30 Apr. 2026
Section 702 only authorizes the government to spy on foreigners located abroad; privacy hawks want additional protections for Americans whose communications are captured in the process.
—Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 23 Apr. 2026
The fight over those changes - responsible for weeks of turmoil in the House - ultimately resulted in limited modifications that failed to satisfy privacy hawks.
—Eric McDaniel, NPR, 17 Apr. 2026
Verb
The 59-year-old also hawks a jewelry line for HSN and is a partner for hair-extension brand Locks and Mane.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 22 Apr. 2026
One does detect in Iran hawks a kind of 'will to destruction' and hatred of boring, civilized diplomacy.
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
Thinking about fashion as a career, Schiaparelli hawks her sketches.
—Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 28 Mar. 2026
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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Hamas has previously denied that its militants committed rape during the October 7 attack.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
12 May 2026
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The primary objectives to reach that goal include the total removal of Hamas militants from the region, the decommissioning of weapons, and de-radicalization of the Palestinian population.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
8 May 2026
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A little girl covered head to toe in an all-enveloping cloak furiously peddles a bicycle.—
Jane Arraf,
NPR,
11 Apr. 2026
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This year’s eBay auction markets the return of Buffett’s long-running lunch tradition, which for years has raised millions for the GLIDE charity in San Francisco.—
Robert W. Wood,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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The moves for oil prices have helped make the world’s bond markets the center of the action recently.—
Stan Choe,
Los Angeles Times,
18 May 2026
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Putin, who ordered troops into Ukraine in February 2022, casts European powers as warmongers for supporting Ukraine with tens of billions of dollars in support, weapons and intelligence.—
Guy Faulconbridge,
USA Today,
10 May 2026
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The Pope has been criticized by sanctimonious warmongers for being inappropriately religious.—
Pat Beall,
Sun Sentinel,
3 Apr. 2026
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Linde distributes gases like oxygen, nitrogen and hydrogen a few different ways.—
Jeff Marks,Alexa LoMonaco,
CNBC,
13 May 2026
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It’s made in France from durable Burgundian clay, which slowly and uniformly distributes heat.—
Catherine Garcia,
TheWeek,
12 May 2026
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The latter, however, would upset the uber-nationalists and war hawks who believe that nothing short of Ukraine’s full capitulation is acceptable for the mighty Russian state.—
Daniel DePetris,
Twin Cities,
15 May 2026
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Great Again isolationists and GOP war hawks.—
Lia Russell,
Sacbee.com,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Hawks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hawks. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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