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semaphore

[sem-uh-fawr, -fohr] / ˈsɛm əˌfɔr, -ˌfoʊr /


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Whenever someone got into trouble, Barron would unfurl her semaphore flags and signal for help.

From Seattle Times • May 30, 2024

And do we need so much semaphore to understand our relationships?

From Salon • Jan. 2, 2024

We also found semaphore flags, a vastly outdated way to communicate between units.

From BBC • Feb. 22, 2023

The choreography that became associated with it was, by TikTok standards, elementary — a casual semaphore of joy with a mild wiggle of the waist.

From New York Times • Sep. 28, 2020

It’s more like a telegram, a verbal semaphore.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood




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