white flag
noun
1
: a flag of plain white used as a flag of truce or as a token of surrender
2
: a token of weakness or yielding
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So when Florida guard Urban Klavzar drained his fourth 3-pointer with two minutes left, cementing a 16-point lead while becoming Florida’s fourth 15-point scorer, Reneau shaking his head on the bench was akin to a white flag waving from the trenches.
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Noah White, Miami Herald, 17 Nov. 2025
Hannah had brought along a white bedsheet, and the crew quickly replaced the Confederate flag that flew above the mast with the white flag of surrender.
—Big Think, 13 Nov. 2025
One way to wave the white flag while still maintaining your relationship is by practicing distance from his stories.
—R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 7 Nov. 2025
Waving the white flag is not in the organization’s DNA.
—The Athletic Nfl Staff, New York Times, 31 Oct. 2025
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Noah White, Miami Herald, 17 Nov. 2025
Hannah had brought along a white bedsheet, and the crew quickly replaced the Confederate flag that flew above the mast with the white flag of surrender.
—Big Think, 13 Nov. 2025
One way to wave the white flag while still maintaining your relationship is by practicing distance from his stories.
—R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 7 Nov. 2025
Waving the white flag is not in the organization’s DNA.
—The Athletic Nfl Staff, New York Times, 31 Oct. 2025
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“White flag.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/white%20flag. Accessed 26 Nov. 2025.
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