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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
The episode and subsequent lack of accountability have sent shock waves through Russia hawks and Ukraine's allies on Capitol Hill. — ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026 Birds, including Canadian geese, several types of hawks, mynas and larks were also killed in the thousands. — Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 7 Oct. 2026 The groups have watched pigeon flocks flee from hawks and have seen pigeons feeding crop milk, a substance adult pigeons produce near their throat, to their babies. — Kyle Melnick The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2026 There are flocks of geese and ducks, soaring hawks, chipmunks, deer, numerous varieties of insects, and many, many more. — Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 17 Sep. 2026 Tarantulas sometimes escape, but tarantula hawks are very successful when hunting for a host. — Sean Donnelly, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2026 Going deeper Fortune's Eleanor Pringle reports that debt hawks are increasingly alarmed as the 10-year Treasury yield approaches 5%, warning the move could signal a brewing national debt spiral. — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2026 Rising bond yields have been causing plenty of consternation among fiscal hawks and investors, with good reason. — Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2026 Black rat snakes are eaten by raccoons, weasels, coyotes, owls, hawks, and other snakes. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 3 Sep. 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
  • Pakistan is currently conducting multiple operations against militants near the Afghan border.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Adding to regional worries, Yemen's Houthi militants claimed responsibility on Monday for strikes targeting Saudi Aramco facilities in Yanbu, the Shaybah oilfield and airports in Riyadh and Abha.
    — Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 21 Oct. 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
  • Revlon also markets the formula as waterproof, transfer-proof and smudge-proof, with claims of up to three days of wear on eyebrows.
    — Ashley Lynch, Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Keith Smith runs the Surgery Center of Oklahoma, which markets transparent pricing and cash payment.
    — Alex Rosenblat — CalMatters, STAT, 15 Oct. 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
  • Michael Bekesha, who represents the plaintiffs, says the Evanston program distributes funds based on race without specific harm identification.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Nguyen responded by starting POPS Worldwide, an entertainment company which produces, licenses, distributes, and monetizes digital content across platforms like YouTube and Facebook.
    — Angelica Ang, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of distributes

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