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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2
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
There is no daily bag limit on Eurasian Collared dove.
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Arkansas Online, 26 Aug. 2025
Hosted by Ariana Madix and Real Housewives royalty Andy Cohen, the dynamic duo dove headfirst into post-villa revelations, relationship updates, and even a few jaw-dropping cheating rumors.
—EW.com, 26 Aug. 2025
In another selfie, Hurley has a plastic crab fastened on her head, while her boyfriend wore a flashy cowboy hat complete with a fake white dove.
—Jack Smart, People.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Robert dove and made another tremendous grab.
—Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2025
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Arkansas Online, 26 Aug. 2025
Hosted by Ariana Madix and Real Housewives royalty Andy Cohen, the dynamic duo dove headfirst into post-villa revelations, relationship updates, and even a few jaw-dropping cheating rumors.
—EW.com, 26 Aug. 2025
In another selfie, Hurley has a plastic crab fastened on her head, while her boyfriend wore a flashy cowboy hat complete with a fake white dove.
—Jack Smart, People.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Robert dove and made another tremendous grab.
—Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dove
Noun
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The Brotherhood bears some resemblance to the Bruderhof, a tiny Christian pacifist sect founded in Germany in the nineteen-twenties that left its country of origin and spread around the globe in response to Nazi Fascism.—
Hannah Gold,
New Yorker,
29 Aug. 2025
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American pacifists and civil rights activists A. J. Muste and Bayard Rustin were part of that group.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
2 June 2025
Noun
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The idea that that's now a thing that angels have to get involved with because so many people are texting and driving.—
Jessica Wang,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Sep. 2025
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Horns blare, and an angel appears floating above the chaos.—
Geoff Brumfiel,
NPR,
7 Sep. 2025
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Young spoke with Variety about the unarticulated rivalry that the Lost Boys have with one another, playing an adult with the mind of a child and working with a real-life sheep while staging his character’s grisly demise.—
Leia Mendoza,
Variety,
10 Sep. 2025
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Wheat, cattle and sheep lined the horizon.—
Reid Rasner,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Praying with your feet means to move, to advance, to take, literally, steps to make sure innocents are not gunned down in church or school by a madman.—
Joe Soucheray,
Twin Cities,
6 Sep. 2025
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But when innocents get dragged into the mess Robbie has created, the task force becomes more important than any of its members appear ready to handle.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
28 Aug. 2025
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McCarty had seen a number of ewes and lambs but no rams.—
Tim Kelly,
Outdoor Life,
4 Sep. 2025
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The restaurant also earned the distinction of winning the People’s Choice Award at the South Beach Wine & Food Festival’s Burger Bash two years in a row with its Arayes Burger, a savory blend of Lebanese-style lamb and beef mixed with lots of herbs.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Dove.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dove. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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