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Recent Examples of Synonyms for black flag
white flag
Noun
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Just over eight minutes remained on the clock in the fourth quarter, but Edwards was already waving the white flag and dapping up the Spurs' bench.—
Austin Perry OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
16 May 2026 -
This isn’t waving the white flag, but rather realizing that Time shouldn’t be tempted.—
Candace Buckner,
New York Times,
14 May 2026
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“Black flag.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/black%20flag. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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