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Recent Examples of bunting
Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2025
Though the Red Sox did shoot themselves in the foot with base-running, fielding and bunting failures in Game 2, thus costing them their shot at reaching the ALDS, Game 3 was a bit more representative of the Red Sox and their weaknesses.
—Michael Hurley, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Glue on textural embellishments, such as felt flowers, berry branches, and a burlap bunting, that welcome the season.
—Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Sep. 2025
There would be pastels and bunting.
—Ruby Tandoh, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
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Noun
Union Jack bunting fluttered overhead.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2025
Though the Red Sox did shoot themselves in the foot with base-running, fielding and bunting failures in Game 2, thus costing them their shot at reaching the ALDS, Game 3 was a bit more representative of the Red Sox and their weaknesses.
—Michael Hurley, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Glue on textural embellishments, such as felt flowers, berry branches, and a burlap bunting, that welcome the season.
—Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Sep. 2025
There would be pastels and bunting.
—Ruby Tandoh, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bunting
Noun
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The Robinson Dodgers had won the National League pennant twice in his first three years.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Jan. 2026
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Getty Images The Atlanta Braves have won a pair of World Series championships and plenty of National League pennants since relocating to their home city in Georgia.—
Peter Chawaga,
Forbes.com,
19 Jan. 2026
Noun
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That’s evidenced by the GOP’s skirting of the issue.—
CNN.com,
Mercury News,
3 Oct. 2025
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The Dominator 3, at its base a Ford F-350, features an armored shell and skirting designed to keep winds from lifting the vehicle; strong windows, equipment for tracking weather data and a hydraulic spike system used to anchor the vehicle to the ground.—
Nathan Pilling,
Kansas City Star,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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She was later reunited with her dog, stroking him in stunned silence before being taken to the hospital.—
Danielle Bacher,
PEOPLE,
20 Jan. 2026
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At one point Eliot entered the TV room and found Abby with her head on Claire’s lap, Claire stroking her hair.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
25 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The show hails from Robert and Michelle King, who will write, executive produce, and co-showrun the series under their King Size Productions banner.—
Joe Otterson,
Variety,
28 Jan. 2026
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This is yet other banner year for this snowfall machine, which has already surpassed 300-inches before then end of January, which is extraordinary.—
Larry Olmsted,
Forbes.com,
28 Jan. 2026
Noun
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For this super laidback, windchill-ready look, Hadid wore a beanie hat over her plaits, ski goggle-like black sunglasses, and black leather gloves.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
3 Jan. 2026
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Low-tension styles are no longer just a few neat plaits.—
Donnetta Monk,
Essence,
21 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Trump first named Bessent as acting commissioner and shortly thereafter created the new position of CEO, tapping Bisignano.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
31 Jan. 2026
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The first is that our love of music, and dance along with it, is just a happy accident of natural selection – tapping into our evolution to evoke delight.—
Luis Melecio-Zambrano,
Mercury News,
31 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Puerto Rican flags provided both curtains and declarations.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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And when there was a demonstration for solidarity with Greenland a couple of Sundays ago, Greenlanders and Danes took to the streets together, holding the Greenlandic flag.—
Rikke Agnete Dam,
Vogue,
29 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Fathers’ mental health wasn’t a fringe topic.—
Afdhel Aziz,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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The fringe pom-poms add an extra fun touch.—
Jamie Fischer,
Better Homes & Gardens,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Bunting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bunting. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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