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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Nor are the leaders of Japan and South Korea, which Trump World seemed to think would wave the white flag early and often to avoid the trade war.
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William Pesek, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
But Mozeliak did not want to wave the white flag completely.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2025
However, Disney isn’t waving the white flag of defeat and says its movie could still pull ahead of Working Man as kids become more available on Saturday.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 29 Mar. 2025
Bregman has been seen as the team's top priority for the last few weeks, but Houston may be waving the white flag in those sweepstakes.
—Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 14 Dec. 2024
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William Pesek, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
But Mozeliak did not want to wave the white flag completely.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2025
However, Disney isn’t waving the white flag of defeat and says its movie could still pull ahead of Working Man as kids become more available on Saturday.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 29 Mar. 2025
Bregman has been seen as the team's top priority for the last few weeks, but Houston may be waving the white flag in those sweepstakes.
—Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 14 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for white flag
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“White flag.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/white%20flag. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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