as in flag
a piece of cloth with a special design that is used as an emblem or for signaling
the stadium was festooned with pennants from past championships
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Recent Examples of pennant
At the Cherry Hill showroom, protesters stand next to a state highway, and a video from a protest Saturday showed hundreds of demonstrators separated from the road by pennant flags on rope.
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David Ingram, NBC news, 28 Mar. 2025
In Game 5 of the 2024 World Series, the Yankees were dominating the Dodgers, looking to get the series back to Los Angeles and put some serious pressure on the National League pennant winners.
—Noah Camras, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 May 2025
That’s when Aaron Boone took Tim Wakefield, a hero earlier in the series for the Sox, deep to left to win the pennant.
—Tim Britton, New York Times, 30 May 2025
His sliding catch in left field during the 2018 NLCS against Milwaukee helped the Dodgers win yet another National League pennant.
—Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
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David Ingram, NBC news, 28 Mar. 2025
In Game 5 of the 2024 World Series, the Yankees were dominating the Dodgers, looking to get the series back to Los Angeles and put some serious pressure on the National League pennant winners.
—Noah Camras, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 May 2025
That’s when Aaron Boone took Tim Wakefield, a hero earlier in the series for the Sox, deep to left to win the pennant.
—Tim Britton, New York Times, 30 May 2025
His sliding catch in left field during the 2018 NLCS against Milwaukee helped the Dodgers win yet another National League pennant.
—Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pennant
Noun
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Guests are encouraged to bring their finest flags, their loudest slogans, and their deepest devotion — because nothing says freedom like a pageant of patriots posing beside an Abrams tank.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 June 2025
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Following the flag raising, the community is invited to gather for live music by Profile Band and complimentary hot dogs and hamburgers.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
14 June 2025
Noun
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Almodóvar and his brother, Agustín Almodóvar, produce through their El Deseo banner in collaboration with Movistar Plus+.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
10 June 2025
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Ball is producing the movie with his producing partner Joe Hartwick Jr. under their Oddball Entertainment banner.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
9 June 2025
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“Pennant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pennant. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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