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as in banner
a piece of cloth with a special design that is used as an emblem or for signaling
the flags of both countries were prominently displayed at the treaty signing
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as in to fade
to lose bodily strength or vigor
we flagged as we neared the end of the long mountain trail
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Recent Examples of flag
Emily Baker-White, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
At one point, Vidal and Buckley were in the middle of arguing about demonstrators who raised the Viet Cong flag at the Chicago convention site.
—Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2025
Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 25 June 2025
The screening process flagged a misdemeanor assault conviction from July 13, 2018 — a difference of four years and nine months.
—Damenica Ellis, Charlotte Observer, 25 June 2025
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Noun
Another showed a line of tanks bearing missiles and Iranian flags emerging from a tunnel.
—Emily Baker-White, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
At one point, Vidal and Buckley were in the middle of arguing about demonstrators who raised the Viet Cong flag at the Chicago convention site.
—Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2025
Verb
The woman flagged someone down to report the attack at about 11 a.m. Tuesday, June 24, Salt Lake City police said in a June 25 news release.
—Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 25 June 2025
The screening process flagged a misdemeanor assault conviction from July 13, 2018 — a difference of four years and nine months.
—Damenica Ellis, Charlotte Observer, 25 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flag
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Throughout the month, protesters have hung anti-Bezos posters and banners on various locations across the city, including the bell tower of the San Giorgio Maggiore basilica and the famous Rialto Bridge.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
23 June 2025
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Activists gather around the giant banner protesting Jeff Bezos ahead of his wedding in Venice, Italy, on June 23, 2025.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 June 2025
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Realmuto slapped Castellanos on the butt after the home-plate umpire issued a rare double-safe signal.—
Matt Gelb,
New York Times,
21 June 2025
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Ham radio operators — especially those in Hawaii — may have noticed a sudden loss of signal on frequencies below 25 MHz shortly after the flare erupted, according to spaceweather.com.—
Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
20 June 2025
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Othello star Jake Gyllenhaal’s backstage home-away-from-home in Broadway’s Barrymore theater is an extension of the Shakespearean world he’s been steeped in while developing his version of Iago, the duplicitous ensign to the titular Venetian army general played by Denzel Washington.—
Charlotte Collins,
Architectural Digest,
24 Mar. 2025
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Othello star Jake Gyllenhaal’s backstage home-away-from-home in Broadway’s Barrymore theater is an extension of the Shakespearean world he’s been steeped in while developing his version of Iago, the duplicitous ensign to the titular Venetian army general played by Denzel Washington.—
Charlotte Collins,
Architectural Digest,
24 Mar. 2025
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Known for endless patience in hitting pre-game practice grounders to his infielders, Washington won two pennants as manager of the Texas Rangers.—
Dan Schlossberg,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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In a world where they’re constantly told that the pressures and responsibilities of being Yankees are somehow deeper and more profound than anybody else’s, the people in charge can’t turn around and sell them winning seasons instead of winning pennants and World Series.—
Mike Lupica,
New York Daily News,
20 June 2025
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“Flag.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flag. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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