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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In the Colorado legislature, the white flag comes in the form of the state budget — the introduction of which serves as a signal that the frantic final weeks of the legislative session have begun.
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Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 30 Mar. 2026
The Heat waved the white flag midway through the fourth quarter, emptying its bench.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2026
With 56 seconds left and Dan Hurley waving the white flag after subbing in a wholesale five-for-five change, Ejiofor missed a block-out and Pitino charged on the floor to point at him.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 15 Mar. 2026
The two colors in her eternity band served as a sweet homage to Monaco’s red-and-white flag.
—Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 7 Mar. 2026
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Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 30 Mar. 2026
The Heat waved the white flag midway through the fourth quarter, emptying its bench.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2026
With 56 seconds left and Dan Hurley waving the white flag after subbing in a wholesale five-for-five change, Ejiofor missed a block-out and Pitino charged on the floor to point at him.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 15 Mar. 2026
The two colors in her eternity band served as a sweet homage to Monaco’s red-and-white flag.
—Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 7 Mar. 2026
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“White flag.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/white%20flag. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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