as in warning
something that tells of approaching danger or risk
the reporter took her glower as a red light and stopped asking questions
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Recent Examples of red light
City surveillance cameras allegedly showed Macias failing to stop for multiple red lights and hitting a vehicle at Pershing Road and Main Street shortly before the fatal crash.
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Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 2025
Many drivers just want to speed through it so that they don’t get stopped by the imminent red light.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Navarrette drove his Ford F150 pickup through a red light and crashed into the side of a Hyundai Elantra.
—Sean Emery, Oc Register, 5 Sep. 2025
Troy Mike Payton, 45, carried out a violent crime spree before running a red light at Penn Avenue and Olson Memorial Highway while pursued by Minneapolis police and T-boning a Ford Fusion driven by Marisa Ardys Casebolt of Minneapolis, according to authorities.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 5 Sep. 2025
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Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 2025
Many drivers just want to speed through it so that they don’t get stopped by the imminent red light.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Navarrette drove his Ford F150 pickup through a red light and crashed into the side of a Hyundai Elantra.
—Sean Emery, Oc Register, 5 Sep. 2025
Troy Mike Payton, 45, carried out a violent crime spree before running a red light at Penn Avenue and Olson Memorial Highway while pursued by Minneapolis police and T-boning a Ford Fusion driven by Marisa Ardys Casebolt of Minneapolis, according to authorities.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 5 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for red light
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Graphic videos of both atrocities spread quickly and widely online this week, appearing in people's social media feeds, often with little-to-no warning.—
Charles Trepany,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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Qatar also boasts one of the most advanced early warning radar systems in the region, coupled with Patriot air defense missile system.—
Oren Liebermann,
CNN Money,
11 Sep. 2025
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Not because the business wasn’t valuable, but because the seller unknowingly sent red flags that crushed buyer confidence.—
Lien De Pau,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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The investigations also revealed a string of red flags that authorities should have taken note of to stop Aber’s misconduct sooner, said attorney Neil Singh Sandhu, who is representing some of the women in the lawsuits.—
Shelly Bradbury,
Denver Post,
16 Sep. 2025
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But the new wave of disavowals represents the latest sign that the conflict, which has killed thousands of Palestinians, has become polarizing within the mainstream of the party.—
David Sivak,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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Flowers — purple mums, white and yellow lilies, and pink roses — had been laid near the university sign.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Red light.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/red%20light. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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