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
Soon after the change was made, a polar bear walked down both sides of the runway and swatted every red light.
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Scott Haugen, Outdoor Life, 4 Feb. 2026
Today, the church is no longer operational, and an eerie red light (presumably from an exit sign still glowing somewhere inside) shines through the windows at night.
—Hazlitt, 4 Feb. 2026
According to police, Davis ran a red light, struck a car carrying four people and sped off from the scene.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 4 Feb. 2026
The stage design resembled a giant moon that sometimes felt like the boiling crater of a volcano, with red lights and fireworks exploding over the arena and lighting up the night sky.
—Natalia Cano, Billboard, 31 Jan. 2026
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Scott Haugen, Outdoor Life, 4 Feb. 2026
Today, the church is no longer operational, and an eerie red light (presumably from an exit sign still glowing somewhere inside) shines through the windows at night.
—Hazlitt, 4 Feb. 2026
According to police, Davis ran a red light, struck a car carrying four people and sped off from the scene.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 4 Feb. 2026
The stage design resembled a giant moon that sometimes felt like the boiling crater of a volcano, with red lights and fireworks exploding over the arena and lighting up the night sky.
—Natalia Cano, Billboard, 31 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for red light
Noun
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Sixteen members of the media account for 80 percent of the MVP vote and submit their ballots near the two-minute warning in the fourth quarter.—
Alex Valdes,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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Two inmates facing serious violent crime charges escaped from the Sumter County Jail late Sunday, prompting an urgent manhunt and warnings from law enforcement across southwest Georgia.—
CBS News Atlanta Digital Team,
CBS News,
9 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Unexpected logouts or security alerts are also red flags.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
10 Feb. 2026
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But last year, the agency stopped accepting such applications, determining merchant cash advances to be a red flag on a business record.—
Scott Horsley,
NPR,
9 Feb. 2026
Noun
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There were no clear signs of things getting better, either, and with all the teams beneath and around them in the table improving, there was little choice but to make a change in the dugout.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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In a sign of confidence that an attack may be off the cards for now, oil prices fell and Gulf stock prices rose.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
3 Feb. 2026
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“Red light.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/red%20light. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
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