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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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
Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 30 Mar. 2025
Without a deal in the near term, China hawks in Trump’s administration will likely have an opening to push hard against Beijing, leading to tougher sanctions, broader technology export restrictions, intensified military posturing in the Indo-Pacific, and stronger diplomatic support for Taiwan.
—Jude Blanchette, Foreign Affairs, 27 Mar. 2025
Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2025
The California native held a lead for the entire final round on Sunday at the Arnold Palmer Invitational before Russell Henley hawked him down with an incredible chip-in eagle on the par-5 16th hole, erasing a three-shot deficit in the final four holes to win his biggest career title.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Budget hawks argue the repeal will be used to pay for the tax cuts expected in the forthcoming massive budget reconciliation package.
—Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 30 Mar. 2025
Without a deal in the near term, China hawks in Trump’s administration will likely have an opening to push hard against Beijing, leading to tougher sanctions, broader technology export restrictions, intensified military posturing in the Indo-Pacific, and stronger diplomatic support for Taiwan.
—Jude Blanchette, Foreign Affairs, 27 Mar. 2025
Verb
In a former clothing store in Santa Monica, young entrepreneurs hawk products live on TikTok, sometimes in marathon sessions that last many hours.
—Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2025
The California native held a lead for the entire final round on Sunday at the Arnold Palmer Invitational before Russell Henley hawked him down with an incredible chip-in eagle on the par-5 16th hole, erasing a three-shot deficit in the final four holes to win his biggest career title.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025
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Not with the Cubs having some modest hope to peddle along with $90 bleacher tickets, $15 beers and $9 hot dogs.—
Jon Greenberg,
New York Times,
5 Apr. 2025
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Or just a narrative peddled by talking heads on TV?—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2025
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There is also a partner store in Dubai and the brand is wholesaled in 56 countries globally.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
31 Mar. 2025
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Keemo Fashion Group Ltd continues to operate in the apparel and garment trading business, focusing on wholesaling to distributors mainly based in China.—
Quartz Intelligence Newsroom,
Quartz,
14 Mar. 2025
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The movie undoubtedly lays the wood on several in Bush’s inner circle — Thandie Newton’s impression of Condoleezza Rice is particularly mean — as W. ponders what happens when a useful idiot falls under the sway of warmongers with bad intel.—
Will Leitch,
Vulture,
17 Feb. 2025
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Predictably, Washington's warmongers are apoplectic.—
Matt Robison,
Newsweek,
21 Nov. 2024
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Election 2024 live updates:Trump attacks Cheney and calls her a 'war hawk' Sign-up for Your Vote: Text with the USA TODAY elections team.—
Kinsey Crowley,
USA TODAY,
1 Nov. 2024
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But critics of Washington’s hyper-aggressive foreign policy need to understand that the flight of many of the worst war hawks from the Republican Party does not mean the GOP has returned to its non-interventionist roots.—
Connor Okeeffe,
Orange County Register,
17 Oct. 2024
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“Hawk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hawk. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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