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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Both lost their jobs as Dolphins head coaches when the players waved the white flag on them as leaders.
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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
By the top of the ninth, the White Sox waved the white flag and sent infielder Danny Mendick to pitch.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 6 June 2024
Suarez was the leader on the white flag lap but was passed by Team Penske’s Joey Logano on the last lap.
—Bruce Martin, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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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
By the top of the ninth, the White Sox waved the white flag and sent infielder Danny Mendick to pitch.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 6 June 2024
Suarez was the leader on the white flag lap but was passed by Team Penske’s Joey Logano on the last lap.
—Bruce Martin, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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“White flag.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/white%20flag. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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