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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
Escher Walcott, People.com, 23 Aug. 2025
Dozens lined up with American flags near the end of the procession in downtown KCK.
—Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 12 Aug. 2025
Kevin Fishbain, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2025
The crypto insiders who first flagged the Fairshake-AIPAC campaign correlation made no such negative claims about AIPAC.
—Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 22 Aug. 2025
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Noun
The basketball star was a flag bearer for the opening ceremony of the Olympics on Jul. 26 and captained Team USA Basketball during the tournament as the team secured its 17th gold win.
—Escher Walcott, People.com, 23 Aug. 2025
Dozens lined up with American flags near the end of the procession in downtown KCK.
—Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 12 Aug. 2025
Verb
He was flagged for two penalties and gave up a touchdown.
—Kevin Fishbain, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2025
The crypto insiders who first flagged the Fairshake-AIPAC campaign correlation made no such negative claims about AIPAC.
—Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 22 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flag
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Victorian Psycho is produced by Dan Kagan (Longlegs) under his Traffic banner as well as Sebastien Raybaud (Greenland: Migration) for Anton and Wigon, in association with Anonymous Content.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
21 Aug. 2025
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The action fantasy, which hails from Amazon MGM’s United Artists banner, is being directed by Chad Stahelski and is slated for a theatrical release.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Aug. 2025
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Its value isn’t in delivering more data, but in offering a meaningful signal—tracking gestures, shared rhythms, and interaction patterns to reflect the effort behind emotional presence.—
Sixteen Ramos,
USA Today,
21 Aug. 2025
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These signals are there for every customer, good or bad.—
Artem Lalaiants,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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Four years later, he was commissioned as an ensign and graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree from the Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland.—
Robert Pearlman,
ArsTechnica,
9 Aug. 2025
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My dad was an ensign on the USS Pensacola for three years, three months and three days in the South Pacific.—
Jim Martin,
Denver Post,
26 May 2025
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Benching a starting National League All-Star outfielder in a pennant race is a step no one could’ve predicted a month ago, when Tucker and Pete Crow-Armstrong headed to Atlanta for the Midsummer Classic.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Aug. 2025
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But there’s still such a thing as a pennant race atmosphere, and maybe that environment at Dodger Stadium is enough to snap the home team out of its funk.—
Jim Alexander,
Oc Register,
16 Aug. 2025
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“Flag.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flag. Accessed 31 Aug. 2025.
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