the Pentagon
noun
1
: the building in Washington, D.C., that is the headquarters of the U.S. Department of Defense
2
: the leaders of the U.S. military
There was disagreement between the President and the Pentagon over the new military budget.
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Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said the Pentagon is seeking to identify and potentially discipline anyone who has made posts celebrating or mocking Kirk’s death.
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Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 13 Sep. 2025
Her Instagram has photos of her bonding with other contestants and visiting the Pentagon while wearing her Miss Arizona USA sash.
—Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 13 Sep. 2025
In 2022, the Pentagon awarded contracts for the first 154 operational spacecraft, including the ones launched Wednesday.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 12 Sep. 2025
The revelation about the ongoing talks with the Pentagon was made by the company’s chief executive at the Morgan Stanley conference.
—Abhishek Bhardwaj, Interesting Engineering, 12 Sep. 2025
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Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 13 Sep. 2025
Her Instagram has photos of her bonding with other contestants and visiting the Pentagon while wearing her Miss Arizona USA sash.
—Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 13 Sep. 2025
In 2022, the Pentagon awarded contracts for the first 154 operational spacecraft, including the ones launched Wednesday.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 12 Sep. 2025
The revelation about the ongoing talks with the Pentagon was made by the company’s chief executive at the Morgan Stanley conference.
—Abhishek Bhardwaj, Interesting Engineering, 12 Sep. 2025
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“The Pentagon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Pentagon. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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