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The main difference with this method is how the semaphore is initialized.
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Jacek Krywko, Ars Technica, 2 Oct. 2020
Predictably, this area was a resource locked with a mutex semaphore.
—Jacek Krywko, Ars Technica, 2 Oct. 2020
The dollar, which has fallen by 6% against a basket of currencies since March, is usually part of the semaphore.
—The Economist, 11 June 2020
One dancer executed a series of semaphore-like movements, which the dancer on the next roof over tried to copy exactly, and so on down the line.
—Brian Seibert, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2020
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Jacek Krywko, Ars Technica, 2 Oct. 2020
Predictably, this area was a resource locked with a mutex semaphore.
—Jacek Krywko, Ars Technica, 2 Oct. 2020
The dollar, which has fallen by 6% against a basket of currencies since March, is usually part of the semaphore.
—The Economist, 11 June 2020
One dancer executed a series of semaphore-like movements, which the dancer on the next roof over tried to copy exactly, and so on down the line.
—Brian Seibert, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2020
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for semaphore
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One tattoo of goats with a Bayview Yacht Club flag, known as a burgee, signifies his first 25 races from Port Huron to Mackinac.Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press, 24 July 2021
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The men, down to a 7-year-old sailor named Hank, had gold buttons on their blue blazers and red neckties bearing the club burgee.Sam Whiting, San Francisco Chronicle, 25 Apr. 2021
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With the wave of a figurative white flag, could gentle parenting be moving to the fringes of the parenting zeitgeist alongside helicopter and snowplow parenting — philosophies that encouraged parents to hover over their child and remove all obstacles from their path?Lynda Lin Grigsby, NBC News, 26 Oct. 2024
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According to one account, Little Thunder approached Harney holding an umbrella as a makeshift white flag.Tim Madigan, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Oct. 2024
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Visitors to her fashion exhibit in Houston will also see the tricolor dress, in honor of the Mexican flag, included on her family’s Jaripeo Sin Fronteras Tour, as well as the princess cut dress that the singer wore in front of Queen Sofia of Spain, which also showcased her Mexican roots.Tere Aguilera, Billboard, 17 Sep. 2024
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Next up is performing live at a pub full of old sods and one barmaid with an Instagram account; terrified of jeopardizing his day job, JJ hits the turntables with a tricolor balaclava hiding his face and finds his inner Beastie Boy/Borstal Boy unleashed.Ty Burr, Washington Post, 1 Aug. 2024
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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
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“Semaphore.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/semaphore. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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