as in warning
something that tells of approaching danger or risk
the reporter took her glower as a red light and stopped asking questions
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Recent Examples of red light
Once the camera’s red light goes on, Amaarae slips the device away and recites her questions from memory.
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Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2025
Heavy curtains are drawn, and a single red light bulb glows from the ceiling.
—Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2025
When the data cop gets pushed out for raising alarms, that's a flashing red light.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Oct. 2025
Fittingly enough, Katendrecht marked the first Chinatown on mainland Europe, and the area also served as a gritty sailors’ quarters with its own red light district.
—Blane Bachelor, AFAR Media, 20 Oct. 2025
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Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2025
Heavy curtains are drawn, and a single red light bulb glows from the ceiling.
—Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2025
When the data cop gets pushed out for raising alarms, that's a flashing red light.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Oct. 2025
Fittingly enough, Katendrecht marked the first Chinatown on mainland Europe, and the area also served as a gritty sailors’ quarters with its own red light district.
—Blane Bachelor, AFAR Media, 20 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for red light
Noun
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The hearing committee suggested to the guild executives that this should only be a warning.—
David Canfield,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Oct. 2025
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Jamaica’s airports remain open for now, but will likely close within 24 hours of a hurricane warning being issued for the country, according to Daryl Vaz, Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport.—
Briana Waxman,
CNN Money,
23 Oct. 2025
Noun
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That kind of emotional attachment raises red flags for lawmakers.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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Watchdogs say this is one of many reasons the project is an ethical red flag.—
NPR,
NPR,
22 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Stephens said there were signs of a struggle, and Thomas' body had been dragged about 180 feet into the woods.—
Bill Bowden,
Arkansas Online,
24 Oct. 2025
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Perri told him that was a sign of his brain rewiring.—
Rustin Dodd,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Red light.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/red%20light. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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