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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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One Venezuelan attendee, Víctor Jiménez, 58, who described himself as a businessman, was the only person visibly displaying Venezuelan symbols, wearing a tricolor hat and carrying a Venezuelan flag.—
Verónica Egui Brito,
Miami Herald,
9 Mar. 2026
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Flowing from the roof to the street was the massive tricolor flag that revolutionaries had hung on liberation day.—
Anand Gopal,
New Yorker,
28 Feb. 2026
Noun
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And when the British army brought their trench coats to the continent, they were kitted out in military features like shoulder epaulettes for indicating rank insignia and metal D-rings that could hold maps, swords (and supposedly) grenades.—
Eric Twardzik,
Robb Report,
9 Mar. 2026
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Because chaplains may be the only clergy available in combat zones or remote postings, their insignia — patches and small metal pins worn on their uniforms — function as a quick signal of religious identity.—
Asaf Elia-Shalev,
Sun Sentinel,
9 Mar. 2026
Noun
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But Pochettino, who has preached commitment to the country and the crest, might be put off by Banks’ indecision.—
Paul Tenorio,
New York Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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Instead of featuring the double-Cs front and center, the closure is at the crest of the bag, for a more subtle logo presentation.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
10 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Losing the Great Salt Lake would therefore have dire economic consequences for the region, in addition to health threats as dust laden with heavy metals wafts off the lake bed and into neighborhoods.—
Evan Bush,
NBC news,
7 Mar. 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
Noun
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The two colors in her eternity band served as a sweet homage to Monaco’s red-and-white flag.—
Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
7 Mar. 2026
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Mazzulla waved the white flag just past the midway point of the fourth quarter, sending in deep reserves Luka Garza and Dalano Banton to close out the game.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
26 Feb. 2026
Noun
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But the mechanics of the fraud stay largely the same regardless of which badge is being impersonated.—
Dante Motley,
Austin American Statesman,
13 Mar. 2026
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Only one thing visually turns me off—the XRT PRO badge on the back.—
Andrew P. Collins,
The Drive,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Burgee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burgee. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.
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