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New Orleans threw up the proverbial white flag while the Hornets were squaring off versus the Jazz, shutting down South Carolina native Zion Williamson and CJ McCollum for the rest of the season.
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Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 1 Apr. 2025
To foresee is to give too much weight to intuition; foreseeing might be waving a white flag prematurely.
—Yiyun Li, The New Yorker, 23 Mar. 2025
The Padres seem headed to another competitive season in a 15-team league that serves up six playoff berths, with two or three teams that raise a figurative white flag on Opening Day and a few others that lack the pitching to really go for it.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Mar. 2025
Given recent results — and the sale of best player Gimenez to Milan, a transfer which happened after the draw was made for the play-off round — Feyenoord’s supporters could be forgiven for thinking their club was waving a white flag for this tie.
—Tim Spiers, The Athletic, 12 Feb. 2025
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Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 1 Apr. 2025
To foresee is to give too much weight to intuition; foreseeing might be waving a white flag prematurely.
—Yiyun Li, The New Yorker, 23 Mar. 2025
The Padres seem headed to another competitive season in a 15-team league that serves up six playoff berths, with two or three teams that raise a figurative white flag on Opening Day and a few others that lack the pitching to really go for it.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Mar. 2025
Given recent results — and the sale of best player Gimenez to Milan, a transfer which happened after the draw was made for the play-off round — Feyenoord’s supporters could be forgiven for thinking their club was waving a white flag for this tie.
—Tim Spiers, The Athletic, 12 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for white flag
Noun
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In line with the Princess of Wales' attire, the Duchess of Edinburgh also donned a blue and red cape over her gown, a nod to the colors of the union jack.—
Roxanne Adamiyatt,
Town & Country,
7 May 2023
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One dessert that stands out from all the cupcakes, cookies and biscuits decorated with crowns and union jacks is the Jack Russel cake, which brings to mind the king and queen consort's two Jack Russell terriers.—
Karina Zaiets,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2023
Noun
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Three popping cork emojis, five star emojis, and a whole lot of tricolor flags.—
Rachel Howard,
Travel + Leisure,
13 May 2025
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Prince Louis and his elder siblings made their first public appearance of the year for the military procession honoring those who served during World War II and stepped out soon after on the balcony of Buckingham Palace to watch a tricolor flypast.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
5 May 2025
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“White flag.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/white%20flag. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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