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an attention-getting word or phrase used to publicize something (as a campaign or product) after the near accident, the nuclear power station is now operating under the banner of "safety first"

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adjective

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Recent Examples of banner
Noun
Although it’ll be published by SIE under the PlayStation banner, the title is being developed by Arc System Works — one of the best fighting games studios in the business. Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2025 The Falcons have six state championship banners hanging in the gym. Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
Investment banking still holds appeal, especially after a banner fourth quarter. Rochelle Toplensky, WSJ, 3 Mar. 2020 The ’70s weren’t exactly banner days for newsroom diversity. Heidi Stevens, chicagotribune.com, 18 Apr. 2018 See All Example Sentences for banner
Recent Examples of Synonyms for banner
Noun
  • Despite facing challenges to get the march off the ground this year, supporters came bearing flags, signs and spirit on the eve of the Boise Pride Festival, which takes place this weekend.
    Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Chiefs fans had a brief glimmer of hope as a flag was thrown on LA’s touchdown.
    Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 6 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Avoid reducing culture to slogans or values campaigns that don’t connect to daily work.
    Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Again is not just a slogan, but a promise.
    Barbara Sprunt, NPR, 2 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • But on a day when Mizzou amassed 595 total yards, converted 4 of 5 fourth downs and got an excellent effort from first-year starting quarterback Beau Pribula, surrendering possession had to fill Kansas followers with a sense of dread.
    Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 7 Sep. 2025
  • The openings can keep your feet cool or give you an excellent way to show off some eye-catching socks once the weather get cooler.
    Isis Briones, Travel + Leisure, 7 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • And that in turn could help protect hardware like satellites and people like astronauts from these dangerous but awesome eruptions.
    Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR, 5 Sep. 2025
  • The cameras in smartphones these days are nothing short of awesome.
    Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The film captures Gilmour and his terrific backing band in concert at Rome’s historic Circus Maximus near the start of the Luck and Strange tour.
    Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2025
  • But those poor souls would be missing out on a terrific whiskey that really deserves to be enjoyed.
    Tony Sachs, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Yet his work does demand greater attention.
    Mark Holgate, Vogue, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Europe staged one of the greatest comebacks in Ryder Cup history, winning eight matches and halving another to clinch the Cup by half a point.
    Tim Corlett, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Kids love the beaches and castles, while grandparents enjoy the relaxed pace and beautiful landscapes.
    Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Like the blind father, the country is desperately trying to overcome its past and disadvantages, in pursuit of a more beautiful future — but that pursuit almost necessarily entails a brittle form of pride, which leads to various injustices along the way.
    Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • People want to include crape myrtles and roses-of-Sharon as their privacy plants, for example, and both of those, while lovely in summer, would be bare and drab in the winter.
    Neil Sperry, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2025
  • It’s been really lovely, also exhausting.
    Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2025

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“Banner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/banner. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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