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Recent Examples of white flag
Oklahoma City coach Mark Daigneault waved the white flag and removed the majority of his key players with minutes remaining in the third quarter.
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Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 25 May 2025
Detroit kept pouring it on from there, and by the fifth inning Alex Cora had waved the white flag and emptied the Red Sox bench.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 13 May 2025
The San Diego Union-Tribune On March 30, maritime law enforcement officials patrolling the ocean southwest of San Diego spotted and approached a suspicious vessel whose occupants were waving white flags to signal distress.
—Alex Riggins, Mercury News, 6 Apr. 2025
An annual brag-fest thrown with the sole purpose of selling advertising space is an unusual venue to wave a white flag, but Bloys had fun with it — as did Max (Ahem, HBO Max) CMO Shauna Spenley.
—Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 2025
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Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 25 May 2025
Detroit kept pouring it on from there, and by the fifth inning Alex Cora had waved the white flag and emptied the Red Sox bench.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 13 May 2025
The San Diego Union-Tribune On March 30, maritime law enforcement officials patrolling the ocean southwest of San Diego spotted and approached a suspicious vessel whose occupants were waving white flags to signal distress.
—Alex Riggins, Mercury News, 6 Apr. 2025
An annual brag-fest thrown with the sole purpose of selling advertising space is an unusual venue to wave a white flag, but Bloys had fun with it — as did Max (Ahem, HBO Max) CMO Shauna Spenley.
—Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for white flag
Noun
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In line with the Princess of Wales' attire, the Duchess of Edinburgh also donned a blue and red cape over her gown, a nod to the colors of the union jack.—
Roxanne Adamiyatt,
Town & Country,
7 May 2023
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One dessert that stands out from all the cupcakes, cookies and biscuits decorated with crowns and union jacks is the Jack Russel cake, which brings to mind the king and queen consort's two Jack Russell terriers.—
Karina Zaiets,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2023
Noun
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Behind them, the pink leaves of a tricolor beech tree bring just a touch of soft color.—
Miranda Crowell,
Better Homes & Gardens,
29 May 2025
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The tricolor pop has three levels of sourness, starting with a sharp red layer and ending with sweet cherry-lime. Buy it!—
Sabrina Weiss,
People.com,
4 June 2025
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“White flag.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/white%20flag. Accessed 28 Jun. 2025.
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