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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First, Netanyahu continues to assume that tightening the squeeze on Hamas will eventually pressure the organization to wave the white flag, demobilize and agree to exile itself into irrelevance.
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Daniel Depetris, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2025
The front office publicly butted heads with franchise slugger Rafael Devers and then opted to trade him away to the San Francisco Giants, which seemed to save a white flag on their near-term future.
—Peter Chawaga, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 July 2025
Shelters operating as white flag locations include Salvation Army and Wayside Christian Mission, and warming shelters will be open in some city neighborhoods.
—Keisha Rowe, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
On matchday itself, every seat in the place was adorned with a blue or white flag with ‘Thank you Vards’ printed on it.
—Rob Tanner, New York Times, 19 May 2025
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Daniel Depetris, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2025
The front office publicly butted heads with franchise slugger Rafael Devers and then opted to trade him away to the San Francisco Giants, which seemed to save a white flag on their near-term future.
—Peter Chawaga, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 July 2025
Shelters operating as white flag locations include Salvation Army and Wayside Christian Mission, and warming shelters will be open in some city neighborhoods.
—Keisha Rowe, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
On matchday itself, every seat in the place was adorned with a blue or white flag with ‘Thank you Vards’ printed on it.
—Rob Tanner, New York Times, 19 May 2025
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“White flag.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/white%20flag. Accessed 27 Aug. 2025.
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