red light

noun

Definition of red lightnext
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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  1. warning
  2. red flag
  3. sign
Noun
  • Crash reported on northbound I-635 A traffic warning has been issued after a crash on I-635 from Shawnee Drive/Exit 1 to Metropolitan Avenue/Exit 2.
    — Kansas City Star Bot, Kansas City Star, 18 Oct. 2026
  • The warning is for Northern Jackson and Southern Jackson as well as Avery, Madison, Yancey, Mitchell, Swain, Haywood, Buncombe, Graham and Macon counties.
    — NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of warning
Noun
  • The red flag warning put out by the National Weather Service (NWS) Wednesday evening follows a relatively quiet wildfire season so far in California.
    — Simmone Shah, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Can President Trump hold his fraying coalition together, or will these red flags lead to a blue wave?
    — Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of red flag
Noun
  • Vocals strain at the center of the songs while lonesome organs burn around the margins like the argon glow of a street-sign montage.
    — Gabriel Szatan, Pitchfork, 18 Oct. 2026
  • With hindsight, there were warning signs, said Constanze Stelzenmüller in the Financial Times.
    — The Week UK, TheWeek, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of sign
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“Red light.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/red%20light. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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