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Recent Examples of burgee
One tattoo of goats with a Bayview Yacht Club flag, known as a burgee, signifies his first 25 races from Port Huron to Mackinac.
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Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press, 24 July 2021
The men, down to a 7-year-old sailor named Hank, had gold buttons on their blue blazers and red neckties bearing the club burgee.
—Sam Whiting, San Francisco Chronicle, 25 Apr. 2021
Outside was given a nautical motif with burgees placed in flowering pots, flags hanging from railings highlighting blue-and-white life preservers personalized with the debs' names.
—Sue Strachan, NOLA.com, 19 July 2017
The county seal appears on a light blue burgee, which is considered to be the first Ohio county flag that is the same shape as the Ohio flag.
—cleveland.com, 13 July 2017
Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press, 24 July 2021
The men, down to a 7-year-old sailor named Hank, had gold buttons on their blue blazers and red neckties bearing the club burgee.
—Sam Whiting, San Francisco Chronicle, 25 Apr. 2021
Outside was given a nautical motif with burgees placed in flowering pots, flags hanging from railings highlighting blue-and-white life preservers personalized with the debs' names.
—Sue Strachan, NOLA.com, 19 July 2017
The county seal appears on a light blue burgee, which is considered to be the first Ohio county flag that is the same shape as the Ohio flag.
—cleveland.com, 13 July 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for burgee
Noun
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These are movies written in flag language, semaphore that can be read clearly from a great distance.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
TIME,
25 Nov. 2024
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With paint on fabric that is somewhere between a painting and semaphore, another theme is spelled out at the back of the room: tartan.—
Robert Sullivan,
Vogue,
22 Mar. 2023
Noun
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Its wings may be missing, but with its body decked out in period Air France livery, with a chrome-effect undercarriage, gleaming white roof, winged seahorse logo and French tricolor flag, the Comet is an eye-catching sight.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
5 Aug. 2025
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The Mexican tricolor flew again, this time joined by the flags of El Salvador, Guatemala and other Latin American countries.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
2 July 2025
Noun
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With cans of spray paint in hand, the group added Bible verses and positive notes to what’s known as Graffiti Bridge in Pensacola, Florida – an ever-changing local landmark that often features art, declarations of love, tributes, encouragement, drawings, insignias and more.—
Lorraine Taylor,
FOXNews.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Soldiers trade their insignia for those of other units, mostly, but sometimes for alcohol and cigarettes.—
Ken Harbaugh,
The Atlantic,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Certainly, there is not the faintest whiff of a waft of a suggestion that Novak was anything other than delightful to work with, the very incarnation of sweetness and light herself.—
Leslie Felperin,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Sep. 2025
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The essence of French cooking wafts through the air as one passes the doors of other iconic eateries like Le Bilboquet, La Goulue, Le Veau d’Or, and Match 65 Brasserie, all located in the East 60s.—
Irene S. Levine,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The iguanas are known for their distinctive casque (helmet-like crest) and long, thin limbs.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
10 Sep. 2025
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These black-and-white woodpeckers, recognizable for their bright red crest, are large – about the size of a crow.—
Tom Langen,
The Conversation,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Midway through the fourth quarter and trailing by nearly 20, Nakase waved the white flag and emptied the Valkyries’ bench.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
12 Sep. 2025
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The Qatari prime minister sat across from Hamas’ chief negotiator, Khalil Al-Hayya, under the maroon-and-white flag of the Gulf nation on Monday evening.—
Oren Liebermann,
CNN Money,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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There is a line of fragrances bearing the Nissan badge and using names of certain vehicles.—
Keenan Thompson,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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Executives and entrepreneurs need to stop treating AI like a badge of innovation and start treating it like any other strategic lever.—
Rishit Lakhani,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Burgee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burgee. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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