as in warning
something that tells of approaching danger or risk
the reporter took her glower as a red light and stopped asking questions
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Recent Examples of red light
The program, modeled after a Swedish approach that views traffic deaths as preventable, has focused on pedestrian safety with measures that include new public plazas, more speed and red light cameras and additional bike lanes.
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Lola Fadulu, New York Times, 1 Jan. 2025
Tran then ran a red light and fled home to Yonkers.
—Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 14 Jan. 2025
The new Republican governor, George Voinovich, was a devout Catholic who went to Mass multiple times a week, an expression of a faith that was inherited from his Slovenian American mother and deepened by the loss of his 9-year-old daughter, who was struck by a van that ran a red light.
—Alec MacGillis, ProPublica, 13 Jan. 2025
The new Republican governor, George Voinovich, was a devout Catholic who went to Mass multiple times a week, an expression of a faith that was inherited from his Slovenian American mother and deepened by the loss of his nine-year-old daughter, who was struck by a van that ran a red light.
—Alec MacGillis, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025
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Lola Fadulu, New York Times, 1 Jan. 2025
Tran then ran a red light and fled home to Yonkers.
—Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 14 Jan. 2025
The new Republican governor, George Voinovich, was a devout Catholic who went to Mass multiple times a week, an expression of a faith that was inherited from his Slovenian American mother and deepened by the loss of his 9-year-old daughter, who was struck by a van that ran a red light.
—Alec MacGillis, ProPublica, 13 Jan. 2025
The new Republican governor, George Voinovich, was a devout Catholic who went to Mass multiple times a week, an expression of a faith that was inherited from his Slovenian American mother and deepened by the loss of his nine-year-old daughter, who was struck by a van that ran a red light.
—Alec MacGillis, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for red light
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The warning was issued at 11:20 a.m. on Sunday, and the latest update about this incident was released on Sunday at 5:48 p.m.—
Kansas City Star Bot,
Kansas City Star,
2 Feb. 2025
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Bores wrote in his 1590 chapbook a year later that Stumpp’s head was also severed from his body and placed upon a stake, providing a gruesome warning to the community.—
Sean Neumann,
People.com,
1 Feb. 2025
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The lawsuit noted that several DOE employees have tried to block DOGE's access by raising red flags up the command chain, but DOE leadership directly instructed lower-level employees to grant DOGE access, the same source alleged.—
Ashley Belanger,
Ars Technica,
7 Feb. 2025
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Another red flag was PayPal’s speculation around acquiring social media platform Pinterest (PINS) .—
Jeff Nash,
CNBC,
4 Feb. 2025
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Yet, 50 Cent has already threatened that the next season of BMF will be its last, a sign that Flenory’s relationship with the Flenory family may be beyond repairable.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
4 Feb. 2025
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The Eagles, of course, are the Chiefs’ opponent in Sunday’s Super Bowl in New Orleans, and if the Pro Bowl Games crowd reaction was any sign, the country will be predominantly Eagles fans next weekend.—
Chris Hays,
Orlando Sentinel,
3 Feb. 2025
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“Red light.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/red%20light. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.
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