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Recent Examples of Synonyms for Jolly Roger
Noun
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Down 30 with seven minutes left, Ott waved the white flag and emptied his bench, trying to move on to Wednesday’s Game 2 as quickly as possible.—
Doug Haller,
New York Times,
20 Apr. 2026 -
Podziemski could catch absolute fire, Melton could hit five 3s and the Warriors could steal one on the road against a Clippers team that waved the white flag at the trade deadline.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
15 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Even his tiny coffin was draped with a union jack.—
Popular Science Team,
Popular Science,
27 Feb. 2026
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Shoppers spend on Oxford Street beneath union jack flags in London’s West End, on April 3.—
Ian King,
CNBC,
27 Aug. 2025
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“Jolly Roger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Jolly%20Roger. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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