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Recent Examples of hawkish
The Biden Administration considered other candidates, including the more hawkish Kaja Kallas, then Prime Minister of Estonia.
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Adam Rasmi, Time, 20 June 2025
Steve Witkoff, Trump's envoy leading the U.S. delegation, has become increasingly hawkish in his rhetoric about what is and isn't acceptable for the Trump administration in any prospective agreement.
—Daniel R. Depetris, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 May 2025
In the older New York, progressive politicians such as the late Congressman Charlie Rangel were very hawkish on Israel.
—Lincoln Mitchell, The Conversation, 27 June 2025
Many in Iran and abroad now fear the country’s leadership – its pride and defenses wounded – may tighten its grip at home while adopting a much more hawkish stance in both domestic and foreign policy.
—Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 26 June 2025
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Adam Rasmi, Time, 20 June 2025
Steve Witkoff, Trump's envoy leading the U.S. delegation, has become increasingly hawkish in his rhetoric about what is and isn't acceptable for the Trump administration in any prospective agreement.
—Daniel R. Depetris, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 May 2025
In the older New York, progressive politicians such as the late Congressman Charlie Rangel were very hawkish on Israel.
—Lincoln Mitchell, The Conversation, 27 June 2025
Many in Iran and abroad now fear the country’s leadership – its pride and defenses wounded – may tighten its grip at home while adopting a much more hawkish stance in both domestic and foreign policy.
—Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 26 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hawkish
Adjective
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His warlike actions in Iran, despite campaign promises to the contrary, blatantly bypassed the need to gain approval from the legislative branch of government.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
29 June 2025
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The bottom line: Bipartisanship is the most obvious casualty of Schumer's new warlike posture toward the GOP.—
Hans Nichols,
Axios,
21 Mar. 2025
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The Alien franchise is beloved by sci-fi and horror fans for its bloodthirsty killer aliens known as xenomorphs, which have caused absolute carnage in six standalone films so far.—
Dave Nemetz,
TVLine,
21 July 2025
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His tirades against Ukraine stood out for their bloodthirsty rhetoric.—
Simon Shuster,
Time,
17 July 2025
Adjective
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In 2013, Sullivan married mixed martial artist Sam Alvey.—
Catherine Santino,
People.com,
20 July 2025
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In addition to her budding acting career, Stewart is a singer, musician and martial artist with two world champion titles under her belt.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
16 July 2025
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“Hawkish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hawkish. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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