I. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
flag
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Is religion the only basis for not saluting the flag ?
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No, they do not have to salute the flag if they have deeply felt objections to such an act.
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For example, must teachers and students salute the flag or follow the curriculum if doing so violates their religious beliefs?
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What if the refusal becomes contagious and other students also refuse to salute the flag ?
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Can teachers be excused from saluting the flag ?
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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He turned around and saluted the captain.
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It's against their religion to salute the U.S. flag.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Broadly smiling, he saluted them: Susan had drawn him a few days before and made him famous.
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He saluted briefly and opened the door, afraid that she might be about to cry.
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He saluted smartly as he approached us.
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He could feel his eyebrows declare independence-they saluted, they chopped down, they came together like two fuzzy magnets.
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Manager Kendall was prompted to salute Johnston's contribution after his latest strike.
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Merchants and clerks rushed out from stores, bareheaded, saluting them as they passed.
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Prisoners file down dustless hallways in formation, saluting their keepers as they pass.
II. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ VERB
give
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He gave me a flamboyant salute .
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Shaker gave a loose salute , and the grinning ensign tapped his forehead with a finger.
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Aldo gave a slovenly salute and left.
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The carrier and an accompanying armada of escort ships gave Clinton a 21-gun salute .
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Next time he sends you greetings do give him the right salute instead of the two-fingered one.
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Their line in a moment front-faced to the north, facing me, and gave a salute , which I returned.
return
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He returned the salute as he passed the guards.
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The ram tried to return the salute , but owing to defective primers only one gun was discharged.
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Carlson felt it unnecessary to return the customary military salute .
take
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You will lead the march, I shall be taking the salute .
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Mayor Eddie Bolland will take the official salute outside the Town Hall.
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In a similar rally in Belfast in April he had taken the salute from over 100,000 Protestants in military formation.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Aldo gave a slovenly salute and left.
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Carlson felt it unnecessary to return the customary military salute .
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He flourished the bloody sword at them in a mocking salute , then trotted back to the road.
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Kevin raised both clasped hands in a salute to acknowledge luke-warm cheers.
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Many states mandate daily flag salutes and other patriotic exercises.
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Shaker gave a loose salute , and the grinning ensign tapped his forehead with a finger.
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State law requiring a flag salute is superseded by the First Amendment of the Constitution.
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What if state law requires a daily flag salute ?