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Recent Examples of white flag
The Padres seem headed to another competitive season in a 15-team league that serves up six playoff berths, with two or three teams that raise a figurative white flag on Opening Day and a few others that lack the pitching to really go for it.
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Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Mar. 2025
Given recent results — and the sale of best player Gimenez to Milan, a transfer which happened after the draw was made for the play-off round — Feyenoord’s supporters could be forgiven for thinking their club was waving a white flag for this tie.
—Tim Spiers, The Athletic, 12 Feb. 2025
Nor are the leaders of Japan and South Korea, which Trump World seemed to think would wave the white flag early and often to avoid the trade war.
—William Pesek, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
But Mozeliak did not want to wave the white flag completely.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2025
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Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Mar. 2025
Given recent results — and the sale of best player Gimenez to Milan, a transfer which happened after the draw was made for the play-off round — Feyenoord’s supporters could be forgiven for thinking their club was waving a white flag for this tie.
—Tim Spiers, The Athletic, 12 Feb. 2025
Nor are the leaders of Japan and South Korea, which Trump World seemed to think would wave the white flag early and often to avoid the trade war.
—William Pesek, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
But Mozeliak did not want to wave the white flag completely.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for white flag
Noun
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In line with the Princess of Wales' attire, the Duchess of Edinburgh also donned a blue and red cape over her gown, a nod to the colors of the union jack.—
Roxanne Adamiyatt,
Town & Country,
7 May 2023
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One dessert that stands out from all the cupcakes, cookies and biscuits decorated with crowns and union jacks is the Jack Russel cake, which brings to mind the king and queen consort's two Jack Russell terriers.—
Karina Zaiets,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 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
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“White flag.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/white%20flag. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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