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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
More than 300 volunteers spent the past week decorating the White House's public spaces and its 83 Christmas trees with nearly 10,000 feet of ribbon, over 28,000 ornaments, more than 2,200 paper doves and around 165,000 lights, according to the Associated Press.
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Brittney Melton, NPR, 4 Dec. 2024
Pino dove underwater beneath [his boat], removed Luciana Fernandez from under the vessel and attempted to keep her afloat.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
Two teenage brothers’ duck-hunting trip in Oroville, Calif., took a disastrous turn when one brother’s kayak flipped on a stormy lake and the other dove in to help.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2024
The look also included a gold dove statement necklace — a reference to the bird motif seen throughout McCartney’s collection, which debuted during Paris Fashion Week last September.
—Violet Goldstone, WWD, 15 Dec. 2024
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Brittney Melton, NPR, 4 Dec. 2024
Pino dove underwater beneath [his boat], removed Luciana Fernandez from under the vessel and attempted to keep her afloat.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
Two teenage brothers’ duck-hunting trip in Oroville, Calif., took a disastrous turn when one brother’s kayak flipped on a stormy lake and the other dove in to help.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2024
The look also included a gold dove statement necklace — a reference to the bird motif seen throughout McCartney’s collection, which debuted during Paris Fashion Week last September.
—Violet Goldstone, WWD, 15 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dove
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When Syrians took to the streets in the peaceful protests of the Arab Spring, one of them was Ahmad al-Khaldi, a secular pacifist who lived in Deir al-Zour, in the eastern part of the country.—
Alia Malek,
New York Times,
17 Jan. 2025
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Although tensions on the Middle East have ebbed and flowed, the successful Camp David negotiation won acclaim among Israelis and Arabs alike, who praised it as an evenhanded approach from the U.S. Carter was a peacemaker but not a pacifist, and saw the need for military strength.—
Tracy Wilkinson,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Jan. 2025
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The round also saw participation from firms Point Nine and Air Street Capital and angel investors like Mehdi Ghissassi, formerly of Google DeepMind; Rubin Ritter, formerly of Zalando and others.—
Meghan Hall,
Sourcing Journal,
24 Jan. 2025
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According to Trump, Zelensky is not 'an angel' and would fail preventing this war from happening.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
24 Jan. 2025
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In the first, a mayor placed them in the park to keep the grass trimmed (alongside some sheep, now gone).—
Gary Shteyngart,
The New Yorker,
27 Jan. 2025
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But that moment of enjoyment is only a brief, illusory respite from Ahmet’s laborious responsibilities herding sheep and caring for his kid brother Naim (Agush Agushev), the picture of innocence and adorableness, who hasn’t spoken since their mother died.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Variety,
25 Jan. 2025
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In 1994, Hezbollah struck a private Jewish community center, the Argentine Jewish Mutual Association building in Buenos Aires, murdering 85 innocents and injuring another 300.—
Nina Turner,
Newsweek,
30 Oct. 2024
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Not just for Price but for the innocents who perished during the conflicts, some by her actions.—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
22 Nov. 2024
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The Green Bay Packers went out like lambs — not lions — with a disappointing 22-10 wild card loss to Philadelphia on Sunday.—
Rob Reischel,
Forbes,
13 Jan. 2025
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Inspectors noticed beef, lamb and beans unsafely cooling on the prep table.—
Hannah Poukish,
Sacramento Bee,
10 Jan. 2025
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“Dove.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dove. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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