as in hawks
one who urges or attempts to cause a war
fortunately, the warmongers met with overwhelming opposition
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Recent Examples of warmongers
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.
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Guy Faulconbridge, USA Today, 10 May 2026
The Pope has been criticized by sanctimonious warmongers for being inappropriately religious.
—Pat Beall, Sun Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2026
The resulting film, Yes—opening this week in New York City—begins with an orgiastic carnival among warmongers in Tel Aviv.
—Jordan Hoffman, Vanity Fair, 25 Mar. 2026
Mayor Mamdani is free from the pressures of lobbyists and warmongers who try to cultivate and flip rising stars.
—Literary Hub, 2 Jan. 2026
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
That reference to unspecified warmongers hewed to her unfortunate pattern of spreading conspiracy theories.
—Andreas Kluth, Twin Cities, 17 Aug. 2025
Guy Faulconbridge, USA Today, 10 May 2026
The Pope has been criticized by sanctimonious warmongers for being inappropriately religious.
—Pat Beall, Sun Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2026
The resulting film, Yes—opening this week in New York City—begins with an orgiastic carnival among warmongers in Tel Aviv.
—Jordan Hoffman, Vanity Fair, 25 Mar. 2026
Mayor Mamdani is free from the pressures of lobbyists and warmongers who try to cultivate and flip rising stars.
—Literary Hub, 2 Jan. 2026
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
That reference to unspecified warmongers hewed to her unfortunate pattern of spreading conspiracy theories.
—Andreas Kluth, Twin Cities, 17 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for warmongers
hawks
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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,
ABC News,
19 May 2026
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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
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“Warmongers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/warmongers. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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