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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 policy statement and post-meeting commentary from Fed Chairman Jerome Powell had something for both the doves and hawks, with doves pointing to the committee’s plan to slow the pace of its balance sheet runoff and the hawks focusing on the impact of tariffs on inflation expectations.
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Jeff Marks, CNBC, 20 Mar. 2025
This particular pair—pulled straight from the Marc Jacobs archive—channels the spring 2023 iteration, crafted in distressed dove gray with artful rubbed detailing.
—Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 18 Mar. 2025
At the far right, the silhouette of a white dove taking flight appears.
—Jennifer Weil, WWD, 5 Mar. 2025
The statement-making jewelry piece featured a gold dove flying above a globe.
—Julia Teti, WWD, 25 Mar. 2025
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Jeff Marks, CNBC, 20 Mar. 2025
This particular pair—pulled straight from the Marc Jacobs archive—channels the spring 2023 iteration, crafted in distressed dove gray with artful rubbed detailing.
—Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 18 Mar. 2025
At the far right, the silhouette of a white dove taking flight appears.
—Jennifer Weil, WWD, 5 Mar. 2025
The statement-making jewelry piece featured a gold dove flying above a globe.
—Julia Teti, WWD, 25 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dove
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Even before seizing national power in 1933, the Nazi Party was closely monitoring German universities through nationalist student groups and sympathetic faculty, flagging professors deemed politically unreliable – particularly Jews, Marxists, liberals and pacifists.—
Iveta Silova,
The Conversation,
9 Apr. 2025
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Marchand has crossed lines by licking players, or repeatedly punching a hockey pacifist like Vancouver’s Daniel Sedin in a final series.—
Dave Hyde,
Sun Sentinel,
29 Mar. 2025
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Instead of encountering the risen Lord, these women see two angels.—
Eliza Griswold,
New Yorker,
19 Apr. 2025
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Bruno Ganz, in an unforgettable performance, plays an angel who can hear the thoughts of the denizens of Berlin and decides to give up his immortality to join them.—
Brian Tallerico,
Vulture,
18 Apr. 2025
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By opening her hogan to visitors, Yazzie hopes to introduce people to the Navajo lifestyle, which traditionally involves herding sheep, weaving rugs, growing crops, and silversmithing.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
21 Apr. 2025
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Some hold the skulls of wild sheep, but one specific burial has the breastbone, a great bustard with cut marks.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
17 Apr. 2025
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In order to stop this nefarious group from killing more innocents, the BAU is forced to work alongside an increasingly unpredictable Voit who has his own agenda.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
5 Mar. 2025
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According to human rights organizations, most were denied due process, innocents including children were detained, and hundreds were tortured in jail and died.—
Tracy Wilkinson,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Dec. 2024
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Think ribeye steak, lamb chops, or even a juicy burger.—
Emily Price,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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Carnivores, meanwhile, can carve into filets, N.Y. strips and ribeyes as well as Berkshire pork in a sherry reduction and double-bone lamb chops in roasted garlic-thyme jus.—
Rod Stafford Hagwood,
Sun Sentinel,
1 Apr. 2025
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“Dove.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dove. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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