burgees

plural of burgee

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for burgees
Noun
  • The royal family holds about 30 investitures a year as awards ceremonies for recipients of the biannual honors lists to accept their insignia and celebrate their outstanding contributions.
    Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025
  • At the center of the dark hall, filled with students in maroon jackets, the UMC insignia branded the pulpit at the center of students’ focus.
    Liam Adams, Nashville Tennessean, 29 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The smell of iconic island dishes like loco moco – a hamburger patty atop a pile of rice swathed in gravy – wafts through the air.
    Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
  • October’s crisp weather invites a pot of simmering chili to cook slowly on the stove, filling the kitchen with warmth and wafts of smoke and spice.
    Lynda Balslev, Mercury News, 24 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Leaves may be flat or wavy or even cylindrical and shaped like tusks, arranged in a configuration like a fan, or maybe a pineapple top or the most emphatic of cockatoo’s crests.
    The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Oct. 2025
  • These dinosaurs had elaborate head crests connected to their nasal passages, which scientists believe worked as natural resonance chambers.
    Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 14 Sep. 2025
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“Burgees.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burgees. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.

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