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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
Noun
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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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Just over eight minutes remained on the clock in the fourth quarter, but Edwards was already waving the white flag and dapping up the Spurs' bench.—
Austin Perry OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
16 May 2026
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This isn’t waving the white flag, but rather realizing that Time shouldn’t be tempted.—
Candace Buckner,
New York Times,
14 May 2026
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Fans of each club still wave the Irish tricolor and the Union Jack—a surprising sight at a Scotland soccer match.—
Laura Dannen Redman,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 May 2026
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The green, white, and red tricolor served as Iran’s national flag before the 1979 Islamic Revolution.—
Alejandro Avila OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
26 May 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 scent of burning resin wafts through the air, and ambient music follows you around the property, matching the vibe of the day from sunrise to sunset.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 May 2026
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There was a sense of endings at St James’ Park; not definitive, not complete, but persuasive, a final home game for Kieran Trippier as a Newcastle player, and a feeble waft of farewell in the colour of claret.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
18 May 2026
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That is the standard set for bringing weapons and cellphones into a secure area, safeguarding department property, monitoring the radio, misusing department letterhead, badges or insignia, secondary employment violations, and recommending bondsmen or attorneys to inmates.—
Shelly Bradbury,
Denver Post,
29 May 2026
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Additionally, writings are visible on a gun, including drawings of SS bolts and neo-Nazi insignias, sources said.—
Emily Shapiro,
ABC News,
20 May 2026
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Beyond the color blocking, the new Air Jordan 4 is said to feature details inspired by the bear pictured on Berlin’s coat of arms.—
Riley Jones,
Footwear News,
16 May 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 hero look includes a relaxed overshirt with patch pockets and an unconstructed jacket paired with wide-leg trousers in lightweight, breathable fabrics with stretch for movement and embroidered with the team crest.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
27 May 2026
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The Nike swoosh sat slightly higher on the chest than the Barcelona crest, continuing the visual structure seen in earlier seasons with the brand’s T90 template kits.—
Tiana Randall,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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“Semaphore.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/semaphore. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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