white flag
noun
1
: a flag of plain white used as a flag of truce or as a token of surrender
2
: a token of weakness or yielding
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Some people interpreted it as Kerr and Curry waving the white flag on this season and perhaps even the competitive portion of his time with the Warriors and in the NBA.
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Anthony Slater, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025
Hollywood hoisted a white flag in the culture war on Sunday.
—Brooks Barnes, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2025
Both lost their jobs as Dolphins head coaches when the players waved the white flag on them as leaders.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2025
The Chicago Blackhawks, Anaheim Ducks and Nashville Predators, the three clubs with even less firepower than the Bruins, have practically waved the white flag on 2024-25.
—Fluto Shinzawa, The Athletic, 2 Jan. 2025
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Anthony Slater, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025
Hollywood hoisted a white flag in the culture war on Sunday.
—Brooks Barnes, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2025
Both lost their jobs as Dolphins head coaches when the players waved the white flag on them as leaders.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2025
The Chicago Blackhawks, Anaheim Ducks and Nashville Predators, the three clubs with even less firepower than the Bruins, have practically waved the white flag on 2024-25.
—Fluto Shinzawa, The Athletic, 2 Jan. 2025
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“White flag.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/white%20flag. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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