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as in pacifist
a person who opposes war or warlike policies
the doves were in favor of using the surplus to improve the nation's schools and not its weapons systems
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as in angel
an innocent or gentle person
he's a dove who wouldn't hurt a fly
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Recent Examples of dove
The View cohosts – sans moderator Whoopi Goldberg who was out for a previous work commitment – dove right into the new Trump era, dissecting yesterday’s Inauguration and pondering what the next four years will look like.
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Greg Evans, Deadline, 21 Jan. 2025
Rather than return to her husband’s business, Loeffler dove deeper into politics, founding a nonprofit named Greater Georgia Action, with the goal of registering right-leaning voters and boosting confidence in elections.
—Dan Alexander, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
Host Craig Melvin also explained that the decoration includes a dove to symbolize Carter’s efforts as a peacemaker and peanuts to reflect his Georgia heritage.
—Clare Fisher, People.com, 12 Dec. 2024
Want to attract more doves and blue jays to the garden?
—Lauren David, Southern Living, 20 Dec. 2024
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Greg Evans, Deadline, 21 Jan. 2025
Rather than return to her husband’s business, Loeffler dove deeper into politics, founding a nonprofit named Greater Georgia Action, with the goal of registering right-leaning voters and boosting confidence in elections.
—Dan Alexander, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
Host Craig Melvin also explained that the decoration includes a dove to symbolize Carter’s efforts as a peacemaker and peanuts to reflect his Georgia heritage.
—Clare Fisher, People.com, 12 Dec. 2024
Want to attract more doves and blue jays to the garden?
—Lauren David, Southern Living, 20 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dove
Noun
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Gideon Rose: How does a female civilian British pacifist end up becoming the chief adviser to the US military in Iraq?—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
22 May 2015
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The grieving mother began using her platform as one of Germany’s most celebrated artists, noted for her masterful drawing and printmaking, to become one of its most outspoken pacifists.—
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airmail.news,
30 Mar. 2024
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Only Hackman could shift like that, from raconteur to angel of death.—
Mary McNamara,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Mar. 2025
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The weirdest stuff in the movie belongs to Queen Latifah and Terrence Howard’s roles as Christmas angels who narrate the story and get into some hi-jinks on the side.—
Alphonse Pierre,
Pitchfork,
28 Feb. 2025
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The story, involving a group of sheep heading into the city to bring back their farmer, takes a back seat to an endless barrage of gags.—
Barry Levitt,
Vulture,
14 Feb. 2025
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By the 16th century, the link to agriculture was established, with farmers singing to and blessing bee hives, fruit trees, crops, sheep and cattle to encourage a bountiful harvest.—
Stephen Castle,
New York Times,
13 Feb. 2025
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According to human rights organizations, most were denied due process, innocents including children were detained, and hundreds were tortured in jail and died.—
Tracy Wilkinson,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Dec. 2024
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Al-Qaeda’s attack on Sept. 11, 2001, which murdered about 3,000 innocents of every race, background and socio-economic class, left him somewhere between agnostic and satisfied.—
Jeff Robbins,
Boston Herald,
14 Oct. 2024
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Menu highlights include seasonal seafood pasta, Japanese pork, Australian lamb and Italian desserts, such as cannoli and zabaglione.—
Terry Elward,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2025
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Post–museum tour, lunch at Addis Nola—a 15-minute flat stroll—for authentic Ethiopian jollof rice, decorated in succulent, spiced lamb and a fried egg, before checking out St. Louis Cemetery No. 3, only one mile away.—
Jenny Adams,
AFAR Media,
11 Feb. 2025
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“Dove.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dove. Accessed 5 Mar. 2025.
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