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
Howard Lafranchi, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 Nov. 2024
When Deadline visits Sky Studios Elstree there is a hawk named Zeus arriving on site to scare off smaller birds making their homes in the warmth of the site’s 12 soundstages.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 2 Dec. 2024
Lauren Villagran, USA TODAY, 2 Dec. 2024
Try your hand at a pirouette on the ice rink followed by a stroll around the wooden huts hawking everything from ornaments and crafts to Norwegian treats like gløgg, the Scandinavian version of mulled wine.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 20 Nov. 2024
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Noun
The team includes a real estate mogul with no diplomatic experience, a conservative religious leader who views Israel in messianic terms, and an Israel hawk relishing the prospect of taking on the international community.
—Howard Lafranchi, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 Nov. 2024
When Deadline visits Sky Studios Elstree there is a hawk named Zeus arriving on site to scare off smaller birds making their homes in the warmth of the site’s 12 soundstages.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 2 Dec. 2024
Verb
Castillo, the restaurant worker, stood on a corner hawking breakfast and the restaurant's fourth-story view.
—Lauren Villagran, USA TODAY, 2 Dec. 2024
Try your hand at a pirouette on the ice rink followed by a stroll around the wooden huts hawking everything from ornaments and crafts to Norwegian treats like gløgg, the Scandinavian version of mulled wine.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 20 Nov. 2024
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The skincare trend, which a lot of us first came across when Nara Smith used it as the basis for her homemade moisturizer and which has since been peddled by reams of skinfluencers on TikTok, apparently does wonders for the skin.Daisy Jones, Vogue, 13 Dec. 2024
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The Austrian capital sees its many public spaces play host to stalls and vendors peddling all manner of warm treats and artisanal crafts that are sure to get anyone—whether local or traveler—into the holiday spirit.Matt Ortile, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Dec. 2024
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Today, women’s accounts for around 15 percent of sales but is only sold through the Billy Reid channels, and is not wholesaled.Jean E. Palmieri, WWD, 11 Oct. 2024
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What was more concerning for Ford, though, was that a Beetle wholesaled for $465 less than the Ford Fairlane and $280 less than the Falcon.Larry Printz, Ars Technica, 26 Sep. 2024
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Predictably, Washington's warmongers are apoplectic.Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
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During the campaign, Trump and Vance cast themselves as men of peace while deriding their opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris, and her allies as warmongers.Peter D. Feaver, Foreign Affairs, 6 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 22 Dec. 2024.
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