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Recent Examples of semaphore
With paint on fabric that is somewhere between a painting and semaphore, another theme is spelled out at the back of the room: tartan.
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Robert Sullivan, Vogue, 22 Mar. 2023
Telegraph Hill itself was named after the semaphore station built on top of it in 1850 to signal that ships had arrived.
—Kevin Fisher-Paulson, San Francisco Chronicle, 21 Feb. 2023
Her eyes blaze, her dancing reads as semaphore; a feeling of overkill, unsettling but necessary, pervades her every move.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harper’s Magazine , 18 Jan. 2022
It’s not a sentimental picture, but the gestures are intuitive, eloquent, easily read—an elemental semaphore of the human capacity to comfort.
—Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2021
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Robert Sullivan, Vogue, 22 Mar. 2023
Telegraph Hill itself was named after the semaphore station built on top of it in 1850 to signal that ships had arrived.
—Kevin Fisher-Paulson, San Francisco Chronicle, 21 Feb. 2023
Her eyes blaze, her dancing reads as semaphore; a feeling of overkill, unsettling but necessary, pervades her every move.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harper’s Magazine , 18 Jan. 2022
It’s not a sentimental picture, but the gestures are intuitive, eloquent, easily read—an elemental semaphore of the human capacity to comfort.
—Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2021
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for semaphore
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Instead, the swift decisions by Johnson and the signaler enabled the train to be stopped at Huntingdon; the next opportunity would have been a station seven minutes further down the line.—
Lauren Kent,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
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The Reds waved the white flag in the ninth inning on Wednesday night, sending catcher Jose Trevino to the mound as the sacrificial pitcher.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
30 Apr. 2026
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The burp in the fuel system and contact with the outside wall slowed Reddick and allowed Hamlin to regain the lead on Lap 265 of 267, but before Hamlin could take the white flag, Ware’s Camaro spun in Turn 4 to cause the only caution of the race for an on-track incident.—
Reid Spencer,
Kansas City Star,
20 Apr. 2026
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When Francophiles aligned with Jefferson wore tricolor cockades, Washington’s men responded with sombre black ones.—
Daniel Immerwahr,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Cantaloupe, honeydew, and watermelon give these popsicles their tricolor flair.—
Victoria Spencer,
Martha Stewart,
21 Apr. 2026
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One tattoo of goats with a Bayview Yacht Club flag, known as a burgee, signifies his first 25 races from Port Huron to Mackinac.—
Phoebe Wall Howard,
Detroit Free Press,
24 July 2021
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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
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The line taps into Eastern herbal medicine and smells incredible—a waft of botanicals that stays with you all day.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
4 May 2026
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According to British Vogue, Kate arranged for wafts of Orange Blossom candles to fill the air of Westminster Abbey on her big day.—
Rebecca Norris,
InStyle,
11 Apr. 2026
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At the center of the Crew-13 patch is a golden dragon, which is both a reference to the name of SpaceX’s capsule and the golden horses depicted on the Apollo 13 insignia.—
Robert Pearlman,
ArsTechnica,
27 Apr. 2026
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The insignia in the upper left of the original video belongs to the IDF’s Givati Brigade, which the IDF says has been operating in the area.—
Will Clark,
NBC news,
20 Apr. 2026
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Among Botta’s works are the poster with the two ships for the Liverpool tie, representing the coat of arms of Paris and alluding to the historic rivalry between France and England.—
Tomás Hill López-Menchero,
New York Times,
5 May 2026
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The jewelry was shaped like oak leaves and featured a pavé diamond acorn in the center, inspired by the Middleton family coat of arms.—
Christina Perrier,
InStyle,
12 Mar. 2026
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The all-gold logo, a feature in line with the president's taste as he's designed his signature properties and parts of the White House, also features a crest shield over the bird’s body with stars and stripes.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
6 May 2026
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The poster for last season’s round-of-16 win against Liverpool combined the Merseyside club’s liver bird crest with the Eiffel Tower from the PSG badge, while the design for the semi-final against Arsenal featured the North London side’s iconic cannon lined up against the tower.—
Tomás Hill López-Menchero,
New York Times,
5 May 2026
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“Semaphore.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/semaphore. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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