as in red flags
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 lights
This probe covers dozens of dangerous driving incidents, including blowing through red lights, driving in the wrong lane of traffic, and three accidents that resulted in five injuries.
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Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2025
And though the visuals start calmly enough, with an old man puttering through a deserted city, the flashing blue, green, and red lights inject a jolt of madness that’s pushed into the surreal as the man confronts giant statue heads of the Weeknd and Moroder floating above the city.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 10 Oct. 2025
In the first scenario, FSD-enabled cars have run red lights or come to a stop and then continued before the light turns green.
—PC Magazine, 10 Oct. 2025
Under the dim red lights, the audience and the band became one, swimming in a sea of sound.
—Ivan Kashinsky, NPR, 8 Oct. 2025
After rolling out entrance ramp metering along Interstate 96 in Oakland County, the Michigan Department of Transportation is reminding drivers to pull all the way up to the stop line on red lights.
—Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 1 Oct. 2025
El Cajon police Officer Melad Tilko, one of the officers who pursued Leyva, said the Sonata ran multiple red lights and drove onto the center median to circumvent rush hour traffic on the streets of El Cajon.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Sep. 2025
Residents have reported motorized bikes speeding down bike lanes and sidewalks to avoid traffic, sometimes while going the wrong way, blowing through red lights and nearly hitting pedestrians.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 17 Sep. 2025
City surveillance cameras allegedly showed Macias failing to stop for multiple red lights and hitting a vehicle at Pershing Road and Main Street shortly before the fatal crash.
—Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 2025
Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2025
And though the visuals start calmly enough, with an old man puttering through a deserted city, the flashing blue, green, and red lights inject a jolt of madness that’s pushed into the surreal as the man confronts giant statue heads of the Weeknd and Moroder floating above the city.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 10 Oct. 2025
In the first scenario, FSD-enabled cars have run red lights or come to a stop and then continued before the light turns green.
—PC Magazine, 10 Oct. 2025
Under the dim red lights, the audience and the band became one, swimming in a sea of sound.
—Ivan Kashinsky, NPR, 8 Oct. 2025
After rolling out entrance ramp metering along Interstate 96 in Oakland County, the Michigan Department of Transportation is reminding drivers to pull all the way up to the stop line on red lights.
—Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 1 Oct. 2025
El Cajon police Officer Melad Tilko, one of the officers who pursued Leyva, said the Sonata ran multiple red lights and drove onto the center median to circumvent rush hour traffic on the streets of El Cajon.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Sep. 2025
Residents have reported motorized bikes speeding down bike lanes and sidewalks to avoid traffic, sometimes while going the wrong way, blowing through red lights and nearly hitting pedestrians.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 17 Sep. 2025
City surveillance cameras allegedly showed Macias failing to stop for multiple red lights and hitting a vehicle at Pershing Road and Main Street shortly before the fatal crash.
—Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for red lights
Noun
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The program teaches participants how to identify red flags, spot fake communications and avoid sharing sensitive information under pressure.—
Kennedy Hayes,
FOXNews.com,
15 Oct. 2025
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But the red flags are there, too.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
15 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Unfortunately the tourists who feature in Antal’s video failed to heed those warnings, much to his obvious frustration.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Oct. 2025
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Duffy did not cite specific intelligence, but his remarks echoed broader administration warnings about potential unrest tied to the protests this Saturday.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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As early as 2014, scientists had discovered signs of sea star wasting disease in at least twenty species across the Pacific coast.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
17 Oct. 2025
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But there are signs that people are eating slightly fewer of these foods.—
Alice Callahan,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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