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noun

Definition of hawksnext
plural of hawk
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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hawks

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verb

present tense third-person singular of hawk
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
Noun
That includes efforts involving species such as Swainson’s hawks, burrowing owls, giant garter snakes, salmon, frogs and vernal pool shrimp, as well as the creation of a connected reserve system. — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 25 Aug. 2026 Conversations range from meme prompts regarding the deadliness of hawks versus gorillas to summer internships. — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 21 Aug. 2026 Debt hawks have been warning policymakers for some time that the nation’s fiscal path is unsustainable, and the issue is increasingly rising up voters’ agendas in the run-up to midterms later this year. — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2026 Trump has largely ignored the dwindling number of fiscal hawks in his Republican Party, championing prolific spending across his two terms. — Reuters, NBC news, 19 Aug. 2026 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 The Wildberries attacks have played into the hands of Russian hawks who urge escalating the war, said pro-Kremlin political expert Sergei Markov. — ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026 Gorbachev, still consolidating power, was taking a risk by bucking anti-American hawks back in Moscow and standing with Reagan to join him in officially ruling out nuclear war as a rational instrument of policy. — Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 14 Aug. 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
  1. militants
  2. peddles
  3. warmongers
  4. markets
  5. war hawks
  6. distributes
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 militants
Verb
  • And oftentimes this president peddles misinformation as a means to other ends, like amassing more money for himself while holding on to his seat of power.
    — Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2026
  • A little girl covered head to toe in an all-enveloping cloak furiously peddles a bicycle.
    — Jane Arraf, NPR, 11 Apr. 2026
Definition of peddles
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 warmongers
Verb
  • Human Intelligence As Spec The Knowing markets itself as 100% human intelligence, which Thomas describes as a business proposition rather than a moral one.
    — Jasmine Browley, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
  • How do the league and markets combat potential insider trading?
    — Tim Britton, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of markets
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 hawks
Verb
  • Pellicano from SkyPSI told me that SkyPSI does not manufacture drones but distributes them through a partner, allowing customers to either buy or lease them.
    — Ray Fernandez, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The ultra-fine mist distributes evenly and leaves a natural, skin-like finish.
    — Mickey Williams, Flow Space, 28 Aug. 2026
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“Hawks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hawks. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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