Flag and Warning

Flag

Flag noun - A piece of cloth with a special design that is used as an emblem or for signaling.

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Warning and flag are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Warning" instead a noun "Flag".

Nearby Word: flagging

Warning noun - The act or an instance of telling beforehand of danger or risk.

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Flag and warning are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Flag" instead a noun "Warning".

Nearby Words: warn, warned

old	old flag	old warning
full	full flag	full warning
clear	clear flag	clear warning
similar	similar flag	similar warning
Other adjectives: specific, standard, single, obvious, small, real, large, big, little, false, important, major, official, last, different, red.

Also worth noting, the Germans went so far as to issue an official warning◊ warning American travelers that any ship flying the British flag could be fired upon and sunk.

Source: Remember the Alamo
In One Piece, one of the many things "Foul Play" Don Krieg has been said to do is to fly a Navy flag, or a white flag of surrender, and then open fire without warning.

Source: I Surrender, Suckers
RT devotes lots of coverage to conspiracy theories, giving airtime to truthers, birthers, and cranks warning of False Flag Operations.

Source: Creator / Russia Today

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