as in hawk
one who urges or attempts to cause a war
a government dominated by militarists
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Noun
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The virus has also been detected in a captive hawk in DuPage County, while Chicago's Lincoln Park Zoo has lost both a flamingo and a seal to the disease.—
Anders Fogh Rasmussen,
Newsweek,
4 Feb. 2025 -
Then there's the other arm, tugged in the direction of fiscal restraint — from the bond vigilantes in one direction and spending hawks in the other.—
Neil Irwin,
Axios,
29 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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American companies cannot hire nationals of the belligerent nation due to sanctions.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA TODAY,
30 Jan. 2025
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China is less blatantly belligerent toward South Korea.—
Robert E. Kelly,
Foreign Affairs,
30 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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The militant group accused Israel of violating the ceasefire agreement by targeting refugees with airstrikes, delaying the return of displaced Palestinians to northern Gaza, and restricting humanitarian aid.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
11 Feb. 2025
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The militant group also accused Israel of delaying the entry of essential medicines and hospital supplies, as well as not allowing tents, prefabricated houses, fuel, or rubble-removing machines into Gaza.—
Lauren Kent,
CNN,
11 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Freyja, however, is a more warlike goddess, and even has a part in selecting warriors for her hall in the afterlife.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
2 Jan. 2025
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Some characters die violently in a warlike atmosphere, and the remaining ones struggle with their losses.—
Common Sense Media,
Washington Post,
12 July 2024
Adjective
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If Trump’s musings are really aimed at bullying the Canadian government into trade concessions, then his bellicose bluster is self-defeating.—
Lawrence B.A. Hatter / Made by History,
TIME,
4 Feb. 2025
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Consider, for instance, that members of the interim government, despite their Islamist backgrounds, have refrained from any bellicose anti-Israeli rhetoric.—
Volker Perthes,
Foreign Affairs,
24 Jan. 2025
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“Militarist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/militarist. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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