1
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 patch for the first female human spaceflight showcased a dove flying above the letters designating the Soviet Union, CCCP.
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Ars Technica, 29 Dec. 2024
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.
—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
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Ars Technica, 29 Dec. 2024
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.
—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
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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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This organizer comes in three stylish colors to choose from: avocado green, angel white, and olive green.—
Caley Sturgill,
Southern Living,
18 Feb. 2025
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Sheila’s chambers were decorated with pictures and figurines of angels.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Feb. 2025
Noun
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How about other livestock, such as swine, sheep, goats, and horses?—
Susanne Rust,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2025
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In recent years the federal government has chipped away at opportunities on federal land for caribou, moose, sheep, and bear hunters.—
Natalie Krebs,
Outdoor Life,
31 Jan. 2025
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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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As the creature prepares to attack the innocents, it is bound by a familiar orange magic as the Sorcerer Supreme Dr. Strange (voiced by Robin Atkin Downes) appears.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
30 Jan. 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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The menu includes pastas, meat, fish, lamb chops, wood-oven pizza and charcuterie/antipasto boards.—
Rod Stafford Hagwood,
Sun Sentinel,
10 Feb. 2025
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“Dove.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dove. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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