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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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Three popping cork emojis, five star emojis, and a whole lot of tricolor flags.—
Rachel Howard,
Travel + Leisure,
13 May 2025
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Prince Louis and his elder siblings made their first public appearance of the year for the military procession honoring those who served during World War II and stepped out soon after on the balcony of Buckingham Palace to watch a tricolor flypast.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
5 May 2025
Noun
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Every monarch has a unique seal created especially for them during their reign, and King Charles approved his insignia during a Privy Council meeting this week.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
10 May 2025
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The dead are a group of travelers with curved scars on their cheeks and insignia on their clothes.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
28 Apr. 2025
Noun
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That’s the image crafted in the mind’s eye with a waft of the Cece Candle, produced by Courteney Cox’s Homecourt brand.—
Nora Taylor,
Architectural Digest,
2 May 2025
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Tell mom to light all the wicks at once for an even burn, make a cup of her favorite tea, and let the good times waft.—
Jennifer Hussein,
Allure,
13 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The 12-foot elevation guideline is considered a conservative buffer to protect animals and property based on historic flood behavior and forecasted crest levels.—
Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 May 2025
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Officials diverted traffic and turned off utilities to businesses in the city as the river was expected to approach a record crest on Monday.—
Bruce Schreiner and Kristin M. Hall,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Apr. 2025
Noun
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An annual brag-fest thrown with the sole purpose of selling advertising space is an unusual venue to wave a white flag, but Bloys had fun with it — as did Max (Ahem, HBO Max) CMO Shauna Spenley.—
Mikey O'Connell,
HollywoodReporter,
14 May 2025
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Late in the fourth quarter, when the Nuggets waved the white flag, Porter headed to the locker room.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
24 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The club’s old badge – a falcon in profile – was replaced by NEOM’s corporate logo.—
James Montague,
New York Times,
18 May 2025
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Trust badges: Display trust badges, such as SSL certificates or secure payment icons, to reassure customers.—
AllBusiness,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025
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“Burgee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burgee. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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