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Recent Examples of burgee
One tattoo of goats with a Bayview Yacht Club flag, known as a burgee, signifies his first 25 races from Port Huron to Mackinac.
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Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press, 24 July 2021
The men, down to a 7-year-old sailor named Hank, had gold buttons on their blue blazers and red neckties bearing the club burgee.
—Sam Whiting, San Francisco Chronicle, 25 Apr. 2021
Outside was given a nautical motif with burgees placed in flowering pots, flags hanging from railings highlighting blue-and-white life preservers personalized with the debs' names.
—Sue Strachan, NOLA.com, 19 July 2017
The county seal appears on a light blue burgee, which is considered to be the first Ohio county flag that is the same shape as the Ohio flag.
—cleveland.com, 13 July 2017
Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press, 24 July 2021
The men, down to a 7-year-old sailor named Hank, had gold buttons on their blue blazers and red neckties bearing the club burgee.
—Sam Whiting, San Francisco Chronicle, 25 Apr. 2021
Outside was given a nautical motif with burgees placed in flowering pots, flags hanging from railings highlighting blue-and-white life preservers personalized with the debs' names.
—Sue Strachan, NOLA.com, 19 July 2017
The county seal appears on a light blue burgee, which is considered to be the first Ohio county flag that is the same shape as the Ohio flag.
—cleveland.com, 13 July 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for burgee
Noun
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But even for an expert, fluency in the complex language of corner semaphore isn’t an essential for youngsters enjoying the game at grassroots level.—
Greg O'Keeffe,
New York Times,
15 Oct. 2025
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Frustrated, Dad would wave his arms semaphore style in these dreams.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Daly identified epibatidine in a poison frog in Ecuador called Epidedobates tricolor.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
15 Feb. 2026
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The alien protector of Metropolis (and, by extension, America), played with indelible charm and gravitas by Christopher Reeve, is heralded by a brass, four-note riff as simple and bold as his tricolor spandex.—
Alex Galbraith,
Entertainment Weekly,
15 Feb. 2026
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Not only in the stands that hold 80,000 people, but also on the grounds and walkways, too—every tunnel, ingress point, and food stand had a line, with mostly Italian insignia on view, though there was tons of American regalia too.—
Nick Remsen,
Vogue,
6 Feb. 2026
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Of all the hats Herschel Bloom wore during his life, his favorite was a baseball cap with the Yankees insignia on it, his friends said.—
Rebecca McCarthy,
AJC.com,
29 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Sheathed in a layer of keratin that might have been brightly colored, such a prominent crest could have conferred multiple advantages to perhaps by catching the attention of potential mates and warding off competitors.—
K. R. Callaway,
Scientific American,
19 Feb. 2026
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Its head crest is shaped like a curved sword called a scimitar, and measures 20 inches long.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
19 Feb. 2026
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The Source also obtained a copy of a snarky complaint one of its guests lodged with state investigators after watching dust plumes waft from Mountain Cement to his room.—
Justin Wingerter,
Denver Post,
18 Feb. 2026
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Deodorize The Trash Smelly trash may be behind lingering odors that waft throughout the house.—
Hallie Milstein,
Southern Living,
10 Feb. 2026
Noun
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But then, with one lap to go and the white flag already out, his Open-car competitor Corey LaJoie spun out, and instead of braking and avoiding the carnage, Mears smashed his foot on the pedal and zoomed ahead of LaJoie before the caution came out.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Feb. 2026
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Houston waved the white flag early in the final period, emptying its bench with just under eight minutes to play.—
Sam Warren,
Houston Chronicle,
5 Feb. 2026
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The setup relies on a breakaway safety clasp, a small mechanism engineered to pop open under force to prevent strangulation, like the badge lanyards at any conference.—
Eric Sullivan,
Scientific American,
21 Feb. 2026
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The mourning band should be worn whenever the badge is on display, whether the law enforcement officer is in uniform or civilian clothing during the mourning period.—
Katie Wiseman,
IndyStar,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Burgee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burgee. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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