as in red light
something that tells of approaching danger or risk
the résumé she accidentally left on the office printer was a red flag that she was planning to quit
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Recent Examples of red flag
Another Redditor noted that bringing their mutual friends into the disagreement was yet another red flag.
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Toria Sheffield, People.com, 15 Feb. 2025
For more tips: Visa released some red flags and green flags for romance scams, including if something sounds too good to be true or someone is professing love too soon.
—Betty Lin-Fisher, USA TODAY, 12 Feb. 2025
People can now see through the verbal hijacking and the glaring red flags that [were] there all along.
—Elizabeth Stanton, Fox News, 11 Feb. 2025
The lawsuit noted that several DOE employees have tried to block DOGE's access by raising red flags up the command chain, but DOE leadership directly instructed lower-level employees to grant DOGE access, the same source alleged.
—Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 7 Feb. 2025
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Toria Sheffield, People.com, 15 Feb. 2025
For more tips: Visa released some red flags and green flags for romance scams, including if something sounds too good to be true or someone is professing love too soon.
—Betty Lin-Fisher, USA TODAY, 12 Feb. 2025
People can now see through the verbal hijacking and the glaring red flags that [were] there all along.
—Elizabeth Stanton, Fox News, 11 Feb. 2025
The lawsuit noted that several DOE employees have tried to block DOGE's access by raising red flags up the command chain, but DOE leadership directly instructed lower-level employees to grant DOGE access, the same source alleged.
—Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 7 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for red flag
Noun
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The space has been decorated with red lights and pillows as a nod to the new product.—
Hikmat Mohammed,
WWD,
18 Feb. 2025
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Balde, 24, was traveling through a steady red light, police said.—
Rocco Parascandola,
New York Daily News,
18 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The National Weather Service (NWS) Los Angeles said on X (formerly Twitter) that Los Angeles, Glendale and Santa Clarita are under a flash flood warning until 8 p.m. PT.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
14 Feb. 2025
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Officials in Los Angeles issued evacuation warnings ahead of a potent storm that could cause life-threatening flooding and debris flow in areas charred by the deadly wildfires that broke out across Southern California last month.—
Christopher Cann,
USA TODAY,
14 Feb. 2025
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The cost of winning Bregman is the clearest sign thus far that the Red Sox are completing a circle of their own, getting back to being the type of franchise that prioritizes winning.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
16 Feb. 2025
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Researchers see the trend as a sign of financial instability among older Americans.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA TODAY,
16 Feb. 2025
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“Red flag.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/red%20flag. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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