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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Boston recently traded away its best player, Rafael Devers, but that shouldn't be seen as the team waving the white flag.
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Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 June 2025
Trading Chapman, who’s been so good in the closer’s role, likely only happens if the Red Sox are waving the white flag.
—Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 17 June 2025
Iran could wave the white flag and cut a nuclear deal, perhaps after a symbolic, face-saving retaliation.
—Hal Brands, Twin Cities, 16 June 2025
Satirically, that was the same year that Zaslav waved the white flag via the launch of Discovery+.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 9 June 2025
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Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 June 2025
Trading Chapman, who’s been so good in the closer’s role, likely only happens if the Red Sox are waving the white flag.
—Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 17 June 2025
Iran could wave the white flag and cut a nuclear deal, perhaps after a symbolic, face-saving retaliation.
—Hal Brands, Twin Cities, 16 June 2025
Satirically, that was the same year that Zaslav waved the white flag via the launch of Discovery+.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 9 June 2025
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“White flag.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/white%20flag. Accessed 28 Jun. 2025.
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