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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A crash and a caution occurred as Byron took the white flag.
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Jordan Bianchi, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025
The white flag and its placement was a nod to Kultida’s belief in Buddhism, in which white symbolizes clarity and purity.
—Sam Gillette, People.com, 17 Feb. 2025
In a dramatic end to the NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Daytona, Justin Allgaier found himself at the center of a massive last-lap wreck as the field approached the white flag.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 16 Feb. 2025
And then there was another caution in overtime — but not until Love had received the white flag.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 16 Feb. 2025
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Jordan Bianchi, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025
The white flag and its placement was a nod to Kultida’s belief in Buddhism, in which white symbolizes clarity and purity.
—Sam Gillette, People.com, 17 Feb. 2025
In a dramatic end to the NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Daytona, Justin Allgaier found himself at the center of a massive last-lap wreck as the field approached the white flag.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 16 Feb. 2025
And then there was another caution in overtime — but not until Love had received the white flag.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 16 Feb. 2025
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“White flag.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/white%20flag. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.
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