white flag
noun
1
: a flag of plain white used as a flag of truce or as a token of surrender
2
: a token of weakness or yielding
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There are rolling subs, no corners, 1990s MLS-style penalties, a white flag to challenge referee decisions, and a host of other experiments with the rules.
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Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 19 Apr. 2025
Expect to see lots of red and white flags fluttering on poles around the country, as well as cultural programming such as concerts and rallies.
—Mark Ellwood, AFAR Media, 14 Apr. 2025
New Orleans threw up the proverbial white flag while the Hornets were squaring off versus the Jazz, shutting down South Carolina native Zion Williamson and CJ McCollum for the rest of the season.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 1 Apr. 2025
To foresee is to give too much weight to intuition; foreseeing might be waving a white flag prematurely.
—Yiyun Li, The New Yorker, 23 Mar. 2025
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Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 19 Apr. 2025
Expect to see lots of red and white flags fluttering on poles around the country, as well as cultural programming such as concerts and rallies.
—Mark Ellwood, AFAR Media, 14 Apr. 2025
New Orleans threw up the proverbial white flag while the Hornets were squaring off versus the Jazz, shutting down South Carolina native Zion Williamson and CJ McCollum for the rest of the season.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 1 Apr. 2025
To foresee is to give too much weight to intuition; foreseeing might be waving a white flag prematurely.
—Yiyun Li, The New Yorker, 23 Mar. 2025
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“White flag.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/white%20flag. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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