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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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These are movies written in flag language, semaphore that can be read clearly from a great distance.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
TIME,
25 Nov. 2024
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With paint on fabric that is somewhere between a painting and semaphore, another theme is spelled out at the back of the room: tartan.—
Robert Sullivan,
Vogue,
22 Mar. 2023
Noun
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It was replaced with the Russian tricolor flag following the collapse of the Soviet Union and its communist system.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
17 Feb. 2025
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The winner of best rap album wore a custom wool corset dress in a dark grey pinstripe, accented with exaggerated hips and tricolor lacing, all over the label’s classic white oxford shirt, a grey pinstripe wool tie and platform penny loafers.—
Laurie Brookins,
The Hollywood Reporter,
2 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Partial to pink, especially hot pink, Hecker was also high on anything with heart insignias.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
WWD,
3 Mar. 2025
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The Vatican does still release sede vacante coins, however, featuring the same parasol insignia, now on a Euro.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
26 Sep. 2024
Noun
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The smell of burning cedar and mesquite waft through the grounds.—
Patty Hodapp,
Outside Online,
5 Feb. 2024
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And one last time before parting, the sweet notes of a flute waft through the air.—
Ross Peleh,
NPR,
25 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Its strategic location, perched atop a crest in the road with a significant dip just before our property, creates a powerful updraft.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
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Perhaps halfway up to the crest which forms the ramparts of the Mule Shoe was a jutting bastion of orange-colored rock.—
Frank C. Hibben,
Outdoor Life,
27 Feb. 2025
Noun
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At the deadline, the Warriors could have waved the white flag.—
Danny Emerman,
The Mercury News,
3 Mar. 2025
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There’s no reason to wave the white flag, but the Canucks have to seize this opportunity to do the right thing, and at the very least, recognize their positioning and prioritize using the trade deadline to load up for next season accordingly.—
Thomas Drance,
The Athletic,
24 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Making comedy legend Will Ferrell break character is a badge of honor for any comedic actor.—
Lauren Huff,
EW.com,
5 Mar. 2025
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World Emblem makes patches, labels and badges for companies, universities and law enforcement agencies.—
Christopher Rugaber and Anne D’Innocenzio,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Mar. 2025
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“Burgee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burgee. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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