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Recent Examples of Synonyms for semaphores
Noun
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Banana pudding wafts with the green vanilla notes of pandan.—
Scott Hocker,
TheWeek,
24 Mar. 2026 -
Losing the Great Salt Lake would therefore have dire economic consequences for the region, in addition to health threats as dust laden with heavy metals wafts off the lake bed and into neighborhoods.—
Evan Bush,
NBC news,
7 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said military chaplains would no longer display their rank insignia.—
BrieAnna J. Frank,
USA Today,
25 Mar. 2026
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That man did not have any insignia identifying him as an ICE agent.—
Lauren Victory,
CBS News,
23 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The hipbelt wings each flare to about 5 inches wide on either side of the spine, fully wrapping the iliac crests and providing decent load distribution to the hips.—
Corey Buhay,
Outside,
3 Mar. 2026
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On the Argentinean side, fierce winds rise and fall above the peaks in mountain waves, tossing up rows of thin white clouds like foamy crests.—
Burkhard Bilger,
New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2026
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“Semaphores.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/semaphores. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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