straight flush
noun
: a poker hand containing five cards of the same suit in sequence see poker illustration
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The chances of your hardware being recognized, activated, and working properly right after install was akin to getting a straight flush in poker.
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Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 24 June 2024
The American government has been quietly sitting on a straight flush amid a year of painstaking efforts to improve relations, offering diplomatic carrots rather than economic sticks.
—Amanda Sloat, Foreign Affairs, 30 July 2018
The best hand in Three Card Poker online is a straight flush, followed by three-of-a-kind, and the normal straight.
—Sponsored Content, The Mercury News, 21 Feb. 2024
This is less than the odds of getting dealt a straight flush in five-card stud poker.
—Phil Plait, Discover Magazine, 10 Feb. 2011
After Candace Cameron Bure’s latest interview, JoJo Siwa is calling out the Full House actress’ comments as nothing more than a straight flush.
—Stephen Daw, Billboard, 16 Nov. 2022
After the flop — the first three communal cards — Adelstein had a straight flush draw, a hand with a lot of potential to win.
—Andrea Changstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2022
There was a model for leveling up from slinging Goblin decks to straight flushes.
—Cecilia D'anastasio, Wired, 23 Apr. 2020
The new car answers with a straight flush: handling, straight-line speed, dramatic looks, ride comfort and a dynamite dual-clutch automatic transmission.
—Mark Phelan, chicagotribune.com, 1 Nov. 2019
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Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 24 June 2024
The American government has been quietly sitting on a straight flush amid a year of painstaking efforts to improve relations, offering diplomatic carrots rather than economic sticks.
—Amanda Sloat, Foreign Affairs, 30 July 2018
The best hand in Three Card Poker online is a straight flush, followed by three-of-a-kind, and the normal straight.
—Sponsored Content, The Mercury News, 21 Feb. 2024
This is less than the odds of getting dealt a straight flush in five-card stud poker.
—Phil Plait, Discover Magazine, 10 Feb. 2011
After Candace Cameron Bure’s latest interview, JoJo Siwa is calling out the Full House actress’ comments as nothing more than a straight flush.
—Stephen Daw, Billboard, 16 Nov. 2022
After the flop — the first three communal cards — Adelstein had a straight flush draw, a hand with a lot of potential to win.
—Andrea Changstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2022
There was a model for leveling up from slinging Goblin decks to straight flushes.
—Cecilia D'anastasio, Wired, 23 Apr. 2020
The new car answers with a straight flush: handling, straight-line speed, dramatic looks, ride comfort and a dynamite dual-clutch automatic transmission.
—Mark Phelan, chicagotribune.com, 1 Nov. 2019
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“Straight flush.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/straight%20flush. Accessed 15 Dec. 2024.
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