white flag

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Recent Examples of white flag According to the volunteer, Niemann got angry after NOT getting fire ant relief, kicked a white flag, kicked some sand, and then proceeded to launch his iron into the fescue area. — Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 19 June 2026 Brind'Amour even appeared to wave the white flag by removing goalie Frederik Andersen and replacing him with Bussi. — CBS News, 15 June 2026 Brind’Amour even appeared to wave the white flag by removing goalie Frederik Andersen and replacing him with Bussi. — ABC News, 14 June 2026 Off his left is the current blue, red, and white flag that the country has been flying since 1992. — Cameron Pugh, Christian Science Monitor, 13 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for white flag
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  1. tricolor
  2. union jack
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  • Protesters were on New Delhi's streets until the evening, singing, sloganeering, waving the Indian tricolor flag.
    — Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 20 July 2026
  • The tricolor at the top of both the badge and the shield represents the colors of the Italian flag.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 17 July 2026
Definition of tricolor
Noun
  • Even his tiny coffin was draped with a union jack.
    — Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Shoppers spend on Oxford Street beneath union jack flags in London’s West End, on April 3.
    — Ian King, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2025
Definition of union jack

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“White flag.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/white%20flag. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.

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