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Recent Examples of burgee
One tattoo of goats with a Bayview Yacht Club flag, known as a burgee, signifies his first 25 races from Port Huron to Mackinac.
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Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press, 24 July 2021
The men, down to a 7-year-old sailor named Hank, had gold buttons on their blue blazers and red neckties bearing the club burgee.
—Sam Whiting, San Francisco Chronicle, 25 Apr. 2021
Outside was given a nautical motif with burgees placed in flowering pots, flags hanging from railings highlighting blue-and-white life preservers personalized with the debs' names.
—Sue Strachan, NOLA.com, 19 July 2017
The county seal appears on a light blue burgee, which is considered to be the first Ohio county flag that is the same shape as the Ohio flag.
—cleveland.com, 13 July 2017
Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press, 24 July 2021
The men, down to a 7-year-old sailor named Hank, had gold buttons on their blue blazers and red neckties bearing the club burgee.
—Sam Whiting, San Francisco Chronicle, 25 Apr. 2021
Outside was given a nautical motif with burgees placed in flowering pots, flags hanging from railings highlighting blue-and-white life preservers personalized with the debs' names.
—Sue Strachan, NOLA.com, 19 July 2017
The county seal appears on a light blue burgee, which is considered to be the first Ohio county flag that is the same shape as the Ohio flag.
—cleveland.com, 13 July 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for burgee
Noun
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These are movies written in flag language, semaphore that can be read clearly from a great distance.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
TIME,
25 Nov. 2024
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With paint on fabric that is somewhere between a painting and semaphore, another theme is spelled out at the back of the room: tartan.—
Robert Sullivan,
Vogue,
22 Mar. 2023
Noun
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This sample from Apollo 17, mounted on a plaque featuring the Irish tricolor, found a more stable, albeit temporary, home.—
George Monastiriakos,
Newsweek,
30 Dec. 2024
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Photographed on December 29, the musician and beauty mogul was spotted in a vintage, tricolor brown Oscar De La Renta fur hat—sourced from vintage boutique My Haute Wardrobe.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
2 Jan. 2025
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The crown is engraved with the Dior logo, and a blue sapphire crystal caseback featuring a rose gold Dior insignia at the center.—
Bhanu Chopra,
Forbes,
17 Jan. 2025
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The bald eagle is featured on American military insignia, currency, stamps and even the helmets of an NFL team.—
Julia Binswanger,
Smithsonian Magazine,
30 Dec. 2024
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And one last time before parting, the sweet notes of a flute waft through the air.—
Ross Peleh,
NPR,
25 Dec. 2024
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Its star notes are tart cherry and sugary vanilla, but this full-bodied fragrance also features wafts of raspberry, rose, birchwood, and vetiver.—
Jennifer Hussein,
Allure,
25 Nov. 2024
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Reaching a crest of popularity in the 1950s, her work adorned magazine covers and museum walls.—
Roger Catlin,
Smithsonian Magazine,
15 Jan. 2025
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The World Health Organization (WHO) suggests measuring waist circumference between the lowest rib and the top of the iliac crest (the curved part at the top of the hip).—
Sherri Gordon,
Health,
1 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Some people interpreted it as Kerr and Curry waving the white flag on this season and perhaps even the competitive portion of his time with the Warriors and in the NBA.—
Anthony Slater,
The Athletic,
16 Jan. 2025
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Hollywood hoisted a white flag in the culture war on Sunday.—
Brooks Barnes,
New York Times,
6 Jan. 2025
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Crane said setting long-term goals for their cookie proceeds and other fundraisers, including fall product sales (candy and magazines) and hosting activities like badge workshops for younger Girl Scouts, was a big incentive for the girls to stay in the troop.—
Elizabeth Marie Himchak,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Jan. 2025
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Other artifacts on view include ceremonial cowrie shell baskets, flags from various slave rebellions, and slave badges from markets across North and South America.—
Kaila Philo,
Smithsonian Magazine,
27 Jan. 2025
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“Burgee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burgee. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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