capture the flag
noun
: a game in which players on each of two teams seek to capture the other team's flag and return it to their side without being captured and imprisoned
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To eliminate the first 1,000 people, the contestants participated in challenges like lifting a large boulder on a pulley system and a game of capture the flag.
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Moises Mendez Ii, TIME, 13 Aug. 2024
One Thing at a Time, hip-hop couldn’t capture the flag until July, when Lil Uzi Vert’s Pink Tape finally ended the shutout.
—Trevor Anderson, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
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Stratego is like a Napoleonic version of capture the flag.
—Julianne Hilmes Bartlett, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Mar. 2022
Color wars, capture the flag, swimming and more, sleep-away camps help Jewish youths establish strong friendships, ethics and pride, all of which contribute to a lasting sense of community.
—Rachel Wisniewski, Washington Post, 17 Aug. 2023
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Moises Mendez Ii, TIME, 13 Aug. 2024
One Thing at a Time, hip-hop couldn’t capture the flag until July, when Lil Uzi Vert’s Pink Tape finally ended the shutout.
—Trevor Anderson, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
Stratego Available at Barnes & Noble, Amazon, Walmart, and Target
Stratego is like a Napoleonic version of capture the flag.
—Julianne Hilmes Bartlett, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Mar. 2022
Color wars, capture the flag, swimming and more, sleep-away camps help Jewish youths establish strong friendships, ethics and pride, all of which contribute to a lasting sense of community.
—Rachel Wisniewski, Washington Post, 17 Aug. 2023
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“Capture the flag.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/capture%20the%20flag. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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