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
Brown allegedly drove up alongside Hall and Martin in their vehicle while they were stopped at a red light at the intersection of Caldwell Street and South Central Avenue, the LACSD said.
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Charna Flam, People.com, 5 Apr. 2025
State police said the driver later allegedly blew through a red light at the intersection of Kelly Road and Route 83 before continuing north on Route 83, the warrant affidavits said.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 27 Mar. 2025
Bosworth reveals that she's been obsessed with red light therapy and has gotten her husband into the trend.
—Michelle Lee, People.com, 24 Mar. 2025
For those biking: Follow all the same traffic laws and be sure to stop at red lights and stop signs.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Mar. 2025
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Charna Flam, People.com, 5 Apr. 2025
State police said the driver later allegedly blew through a red light at the intersection of Kelly Road and Route 83 before continuing north on Route 83, the warrant affidavits said.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 27 Mar. 2025
Bosworth reveals that she's been obsessed with red light therapy and has gotten her husband into the trend.
—Michelle Lee, People.com, 24 Mar. 2025
For those biking: Follow all the same traffic laws and be sure to stop at red lights and stop signs.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for red light
Noun
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The warning was released on Monday at 1:51 p.m., and the latest update about this incident was released on Monday at 1:53 p.m.—
Kansas City Star Bot,
Kansas City Star,
15 Apr. 2025
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Strong winds are occurring but are not so strong as to warrant a High wind warning.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
15 Apr. 2025
Noun
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But like some of his other requests for gun rule change, lawmakers are unlikely to take away the red flag tool this year or next.—
Romy Ellenbogen,
Miami Herald,
18 Apr. 2025
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More than 6 million people in multiple states across the Southwest and South Plains are under red flag warnings Thursday as strong winds and warm temperatures are forecast to increase wildfire threats.—
Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
17 Apr. 2025
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In 2023 researchers led by Nikku Madhusudhan, an astrophysicist at the University of Cambridge, announced the first signs of dimethyl sulfide in K2-18 b’s atmosphere.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
17 Apr. 2025
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And where the signs of new beginnings are evident everywhere.—
Bea L. Hines,
Miami Herald,
17 Apr. 2025
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“Red light.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/red%20light. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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