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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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The tricolor aesthetic, modeled after the fur of calico cats, is a melting pot of orange, red, brown and blond.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
3 Sep. 2019
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Behind them, the pink leaves of a tricolor beech tree bring just a touch of soft color.—
Miranda Crowell,
Better Homes & Gardens,
29 May 2025
Noun
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The golden key, etched with the White House insignia, is not a real key but symbolizes respect and honor from the president.—
Francesca Chambers,
USA Today,
8 June 2025
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The internal report says members of the Rwanda Defence Force crossing the border were supposed to leave cellphones behind and strip identifying insignia from their uniforms.—
Michela Wrong,
NBC news,
6 June 2025
Noun
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What else happens during the Young Moguls camp A mix of sweet and spicy aromas waft in the school’s kitchen as students tested their culinary skills with international flair.—
Lauren-Kennedy Brown,
Charlotte Observer,
18 June 2025
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Our conversation drifts and wafts, circling Eso Won Books, the Black bookstore that Fugate has owned with Thomas Hamilton for over three decades.—
Katie Mitchell,
Essence,
7 June 2025
Noun
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Other areas downstream are also seeing historic Ohio River crests.—
Connor Giffin,
The Courier-Journal,
2 July 2025
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Monday's crest of 60 feet marks only the second time the Ohio River has reached a level of 60 feet or above since 2000 – the last time being in 2018.—
Grace Tucker,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
Noun
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Louisville leaders announce white flag conditions Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg said in a post to X, formerly Twitter, that white flag operations will be executed in the coming days due to cold temperatures and snowfall.—
Keisha Rowe,
The Courier-Journal,
2 July 2025
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That doesn’t mean Disney and Pixar are waving the white flag of surrender and banishing original storytelling to the hinterlands.—
Pamela McClintock,
HollywoodReporter,
24 June 2025
Noun
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The sheriff also said that Henderson’s badge number, #129, will be retired.—
Haadiza Ogwude,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
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Once the checks are done, the user will receive a verification badge on their profile, and their selfie video will be deleted.—
Jibin Joseph,
PC Magazine,
1 July 2025
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“Burgee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burgee. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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