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Recent Examples of white flag
But no matter how many times the story is rewritten, there is little truth in the popular version of events that Keegan’s words transmitted anxiety to his players, reduced them to nervous wrecks and created the meltdown that ended with the white flag of surrender.
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Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2026
Therefore, to move Powell without Herro being up to speed would be the Heat waving the white flag on White Hot Playoffs.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 24 Jan. 2026
Say the Clippers wave the white flag and start reaching for the reset button.
—Justin Grasso, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025
So when Florida guard Urban Klavzar drained his fourth 3-pointer with two minutes left, cementing a 16-point lead while becoming Florida’s fourth 15-point scorer, Reneau shaking his head on the bench was akin to a white flag waving from the trenches.
—Noah White, Miami Herald, 17 Nov. 2025
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Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2026
Therefore, to move Powell without Herro being up to speed would be the Heat waving the white flag on White Hot Playoffs.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 24 Jan. 2026
Say the Clippers wave the white flag and start reaching for the reset button.
—Justin Grasso, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025
So when Florida guard Urban Klavzar drained his fourth 3-pointer with two minutes left, cementing a 16-point lead while becoming Florida’s fourth 15-point scorer, Reneau shaking his head on the bench was akin to a white flag waving from the trenches.
—Noah White, Miami Herald, 17 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for white flag
Noun
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One Venezuelan attendee, Víctor Jiménez, 58, who described himself as a businessman, was the only person visibly displaying Venezuelan symbols, wearing a tricolor hat and carrying a Venezuelan flag.—
Verónica Egui Brito,
Miami Herald,
9 Mar. 2026
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Flowing from the roof to the street was the massive tricolor flag that revolutionaries had hung on liberation day.—
Anand Gopal,
New Yorker,
28 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Even his tiny coffin was draped with a union jack.—
Popular Science Team,
Popular Science,
27 Feb. 2026
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Shoppers spend on Oxford Street beneath union jack flags in London’s West End, on April 3.—
Ian King,
CNBC,
27 Aug. 2025
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“White flag.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/white%20flag. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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