Noun (1)
The general attended a meeting at the Pentagon.
There was disagreement between the President and the Pentagon over the new military budget.
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Conservative conspiracy theories swirled last year that Swift was part of a Pentagon plot fueled by Democrats to sway the 2024 election.—Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2025 Pentagon leadership has expressed concerns about losing access to military bandwidth, while telecom industry analysts have grown concerned that companies are overextending themselves in the gold rush.—Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 26 Aug. 2025
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In a letter responding to concerns from the Reporters Committee, Parnell said rules about the release of information applied to Pentagon employees, not to reporters.—Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 28 Sep. 2025 Pentagon not releasing details about deployment As has happened in states across the country, federal agents and protesters have clashed regularly outside the ICE building in Portland, resulting in several arrests over the last few months.—Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 27 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for pentagon
Word History
Etymology
Noun (1)
Greek pentagōnon, from neuter of pentagōnos pentagonal, from penta- + gōnia angle — more at -gon
Noun (2)
the Pentagon building, headquarters of the Department of Defense
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