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noun

ˈhȯk How to pronounce hawk (audio)
Definition of hawknext
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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hawk

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verb

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
Noun
The document cites a 2018 report partially funded by Fish and Game that found the bird’s population had increased to about 18,810 pairs — Swainson’s hawks tend toward monogamy. — Bay City News, Mercury News, 1 Aug. 2026 Animal lovers can also visit The Raptor Center to see eagles, owls, and hawks up close while learning about wildlife rehabilitation. — Samantha Lande, Midwest Living, 30 July 2026
Verb
Ticket resellers have long turned to StubHub to hawk their wares, selling seats to concerts and sports games, often at significant markups. — Diane Brady, Fortune, 27 July 2026 Outside the stadium gates, dozens of vendors hawked barbequed skewers, cold noodles and sweets at a dedicated night market for game days. — Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 21 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for hawk
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hawk
  1. militant
  2. peddle
  3. militarist
  4. wholesale
  5. warmonger
  6. distribute
  7. war hawk
  8. merchandise
Noun
  • Some of the jihadi militants in Nigeria have presented themselves as an alternative to the government in areas with limited government and security presence.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Very few civil rights leaders, whether nonviolent or militant, moved to the island for good.
    — Aaron Coy Moulton, The Conversation, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of militant
Verb
  • For now, this fuzzy discontent has led to a relatively soft populism, peddled by candidates who are promising universal health care and the cancellation of debt, for instance.
    — Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2026
  • With no cash and literally starving, Javier starts peddling drugs and animals from his clinic.
    — John Hopewell, Variety, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of peddle
Noun
  • At the same time, the barrage of vitriol unleashed by China castigating Takaichi as a warmongering militarist includes a reprehensible threat by the Chinese consul-general in Osaka about beheading Takaichi.
    — Jeff Kingston, Time, 30 Nov. 2025
Definition of militarist
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  • The company doesn’t wholesale its collection.
    — Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 8 May 2026
  • Light industrial uses could include storage yards, data and information processing, medical or dental laboratories, research and development, warehouses, wholesaling or a recycling center.
    — Abigail Hasebroock, Sun Sentinel, 10 Apr. 2026
Definition of wholesale
Noun
  • The gap between what Russians know to be true about the war and what the Kremlin says about it has grown so wide that even warmongers like Dugin struggle to bridge it.
    — Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 6 June 2026
  • Putin, who ordered troops into Ukraine in February 2022, casts European powers as warmongers for supporting Ukraine with tens of billions of dollars in support, weapons and intelligence.
    — Guy Faulconbridge, USA Today, 10 May 2026
Definition of warmonger
Verb
  • Uganda received its first batch of nearly 20,000 doses of lenacapavir in February and began distributing it in April, one month behind schedule.
    — Michal Ruprecht, NPR, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Images distributed by Iran’s semiofficial news agency ISNA showed oil fouling the island's beaches.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of distribute
Noun
  • The latter, however, would upset the uber-nationalists and war hawks who believe that nothing short of Ukraine’s full capitulation is acceptable for the mighty Russian state.
    — Daniel DePetris, Mercury News, 23 May 2026
  • Great Again isolationists and GOP war hawks.
    — Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 1 Apr. 2026
Definition of war hawk
Verb
  • As shoppers seek physical stores this upcoming holiday, retailers need to ensure brick-and-mortar stores are well-staffed and neatly merchandised as well as stocked with in-demand inventory.
    — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • PlusOne will be merchandised within the Wellness by Ulta Beauty areas in stores, alongside other wellness solutions.
    — Sharon Edelson, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
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