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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Pentagon Press Secretary Kingsley Wilson didn’t directly criticize the pro-LGBTQ series, but replied to an inquiry about the show from Entertainment Weekly with a statement condemning the streamer’s programming in general.—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2025 Reporters refuse Pentagon power play From a purely media standpoint, the biggest story occurred when reporters covering the Pentagon turned in their credentials and left the building, rather than go along with Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s new access policy that restricts their work.—Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 17 Oct. 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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