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noun

ˈhȯk How to pronounce hawk (audio)
Definition of hawknext
as in militant
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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hawk

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verb

as in to peddle
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 hawk
Noun
Trump has largely ignored the dwindling number of fiscal hawks in his Republican Party, championing heavy spending across his two terms. — David Lawder, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2026 But hawks on both sides are already casting this lull as an opportunity for both countries to hone their weapons for the next fight. — Gloria Xiong, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026
Verb
Kids frolicked in the new Nikki Spoelstra Play Forest, one of the segment’s highlights, while a band played and vendors hawked food by South Miami City Hall as advocates and officials spoke at the dedication. — Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 17 Aug. 2026 Continue reading … RULES FOR THEE — Democrat pocketed six figures hawking health products after vowing not to. — FOXNews.com, 4 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for hawk
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hawk
  1. militant
  2. peddle
  3. militarist
  4. wholesale
  5. warmonger
  6. distribute
  7. war hawk
  8. merchandise
Noun
  • Earlier this year, affiliates of al Qaeda and ​Islamic State both carried out attacks on the civilian airport and military airbase, contributing to initial suspicion that militants could have been behind the ​assault on the capital.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Jihadi militants had on two occasions this year attacked the airport, a strategic hub that hosts a Nigerien air force base as well as the headquarters of the joint Niger-Burkina Faso-Mali military force.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of militant
Verb
  • Named after Blythe Street — a short thoroughfare flanked by overcrowded apartments — the crew had robbed, stole, peddled drugs and shot up rivals since the 1980s, seemingly untroubled by the city of Los Angeles’ attempts to defeat it.
    — Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026
  • When the Followers began, healthcare on the Western frontier was primitive, unsanitary and riddled with con artists peddling fake cures.
    — Audrey Dutton, ProPublica, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of peddle
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  • At the same time, the barrage of vitriol unleashed by China castigating Takaichi as a warmongering militarist includes a reprehensible threat by the Chinese consul-general in Osaka about beheading Takaichi.
    — Jeff Kingston, Time, 30 Nov. 2025
Definition of militarist
Verb
  • The company doesn’t wholesale its collection.
    — Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 8 May 2026
  • Light industrial uses could include storage yards, data and information processing, medical or dental laboratories, research and development, warehouses, wholesaling or a recycling center.
    — Abigail Hasebroock, Sun Sentinel, 10 Apr. 2026
Definition of wholesale
Noun
  • The gap between what Russians know to be true about the war and what the Kremlin says about it has grown so wide that even warmongers like Dugin struggle to bridge it.
    — Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 6 June 2026
  • 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
Definition of warmonger
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  • The publisher will also distribute the audiobook to 100,000 teachers affiliated with Book Clubs in collaboration with Audible and Pottermore.
    — K.J. Yossman, Variety, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Among the additional counts against Andrew are allegations of making or distributing indecent images of children and possessing extreme pornography.
    — Jonny Hallam, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of distribute
Noun
  • 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, Mercury News, 23 May 2026
  • Great Again isolationists and GOP war hawks.
    — Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 1 Apr. 2026
Definition of war hawk
Verb
  • The merchandising giant Fanatics launched a 21+ prediction platform last year.
    — Marshall Cohen, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026
  • In fact, the team’s estimate for the film’s end budget, after merchandising costs and fees, is essentially the same as one first-season episode of a half-hour comedy on a streaming network.
    — Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 18 Aug. 2026
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