white flag
noun
1
: a flag of plain white used as a flag of truce or as a token of surrender
2
: a token of weakness or yielding
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Suarez was the leader on the white flag lap but was passed by Team Penske’s Joey Logano on the last lap.
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Bruce Martin, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
With Trump now returning to power, Sterling told Newsweek that the lingering sour taste of the DeSantis fallout has led to a battle-weary ABC waving the white flag.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
The key is not to wave a white flag before the roll has been completed.
—Jay Paris, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
The Brewers waved the white flag, putting first basemen Owen Miller on the mound in the ninth inning.
—James O'Connell, New York Daily News, 28 Apr. 2024
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Bruce Martin, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
With Trump now returning to power, Sterling told Newsweek that the lingering sour taste of the DeSantis fallout has led to a battle-weary ABC waving the white flag.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
The key is not to wave a white flag before the roll has been completed.
—Jay Paris, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
The Brewers waved the white flag, putting first basemen Owen Miller on the mound in the ninth inning.
—James O'Connell, New York Daily News, 28 Apr. 2024
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“White flag.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/white%20flag. Accessed 24 Dec. 2024.
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