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Recent Examples of hawkish
He had long been seen by many in Trump’s orbit as more hawkish than Trump on Russia, Iran, and China, sometimes clashing with other White House officials, the Wall Street Journal reported.
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Nik Popli, Time, 1 May 2025
The considerations are appearing to pit President Trump’s top counterterrorism adviser, Sebastian Gorka, who has a hawkish approach to using force against militant Islamists, against more isolationist elements of Mr. Trump’s coalition.
—Charlie Savage, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
Trump’s most hawkish trade advisor on China and his most ardent tariff advocate, Peter Navarro, will not attend the talks.
—Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 7 May 2025
His hawkish pro-Israel position isolated him from former allies, including staff who were part of his recovery plan.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 2 May 2025
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Nik Popli, Time, 1 May 2025
The considerations are appearing to pit President Trump’s top counterterrorism adviser, Sebastian Gorka, who has a hawkish approach to using force against militant Islamists, against more isolationist elements of Mr. Trump’s coalition.
—Charlie Savage, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
Trump’s most hawkish trade advisor on China and his most ardent tariff advocate, Peter Navarro, will not attend the talks.
—Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 7 May 2025
His hawkish pro-Israel position isolated him from former allies, including staff who were part of his recovery plan.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 2 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hawkish
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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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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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The Last of Us season 2 ends with a bloodthirsty Ellie coming face-to-face with Abby, the woman who killed her ersatz father figure.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
4 June 2025
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He was eventually lynched by a bloodthirsty mob after his death sentence had been commuted by a governor who sensed a miscarriage of justice.—
Randy McMullen,
Mercury News,
22 May 2025
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Peter Kwong, a martial artist and actor who was known for movies such as Big Trouble in Little China, and The Golden Child died in his sleep overnight Tuesday.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
EW.com,
29 May 2025
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After Payne sold his namesake restaurant in the 1980s, action flick star and martial artist Chuck Norris bought the place for his then-wife, Dianne.—
Brock Keeling,
Oc Register,
29 May 2025
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“Hawkish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hawkish. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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