as in warning
something that tells of approaching danger or risk
the reporter took her glower as a red light and stopped asking questions
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Recent Examples of red light
Matt Boldy and Marco Rossi have each scored 21 goals this season, but neither of has illuminated the red light this month.
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Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 16 Mar. 2025
The truth of that statement will be put to the test when Hamilton lines up his new Ferrari in front of the five red lights on Sunday at the Australian Grand Prix.
—Olivia Hicks, NPR, 15 Mar. 2025
Others discovered red light still induced alertness during sleep, and the light’s lesser tendency to suppress melatonin when compared with blue light has likely been conflated with improving sleep, experts told CNN in a previous story.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN, 9 Mar. 2025
As Manuel Monsanto sped through the steady red light just before 8 p.m., Officers Will Rodriguez, Lauren Moriarty and John Batule noticed his erratic driving.
—Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 5 Mar. 2025
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Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 16 Mar. 2025
The truth of that statement will be put to the test when Hamilton lines up his new Ferrari in front of the five red lights on Sunday at the Australian Grand Prix.
—Olivia Hicks, NPR, 15 Mar. 2025
Others discovered red light still induced alertness during sleep, and the light’s lesser tendency to suppress melatonin when compared with blue light has likely been conflated with improving sleep, experts told CNN in a previous story.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN, 9 Mar. 2025
As Manuel Monsanto sped through the steady red light just before 8 p.m., Officers Will Rodriguez, Lauren Moriarty and John Batule noticed his erratic driving.
—Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 5 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for red light
Noun
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The Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency recently issued a joint advisory warning that two-factor authentication needed to be activated for all webmail and VPN accounts as a matter of urgency.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes,
22 Mar. 2025
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Israel’s military said Friday that its forces were planning fresh assaults into three neighborhoods west of Gaza City and issued warnings on social media for Palestinians to evacuate the areas.—
Bassem Mroue and Wafaa Shurafa,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Perhaps that more than anything was a red flag for Briere, considering some of the coach’s missteps a year ago.—
Kevin Kurz,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
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Across both states, the weather service issued red flag warnings on Wednesday.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
26 Mar. 2025
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The tulip is considered one of the biggest signs of warmer months on the horizon and as such, tulip festivals have become a very popular attraction all over the world.—
Kaitlyn McInnis,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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Aside from waiting until the average last frost date has passed, the seedlings will give signs when they can be transplanted outside.—
Lauren David,
Southern Living,
23 Mar. 2025
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“Red light.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/red%20light. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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