banners

Definition of bannersnext
plural of banner
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as in slogans
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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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of banners The group operates 70 full-line stores across both banners. Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 9 Jan. 2026 Participants filled the streets in the area — some holding candles or anti-ICE banners, others tying flowers to nearby street poles. Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 8 Jan. 2026 To generate the report, Dunnhumby analyzed customer and financial data for the 81 largest supermarket, discount, superstore, club and online banners in the nation, including perceptions of retailers' value. Chad Murphy, Cincinnati Enquirer, 8 Jan. 2026 Dallas’ Landmark Commission unanimously approved the church’s request to permit the stairs and banners at the church’s doorstep as the artwork is temporary, reversible and aligns with preservation standards. Devyani Chhetri, Dallas Morning News, 5 Jan. 2026 But this week, at long last, Reid recognized the contrast for a team that has hung three Super Bowl banners in the last five years. Kansas City Star, 2 Jan. 2026 Several listings have banners advertising recent price declines of $15,000 at Via Varra, the county’s largest condo development, as sellers chase a downward-moving market. Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 23 Dec. 2025 Australian officials have said the shooters were inspired by Islamic State ideology, and homemade ISIS banners were found inside their vehicle. Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 21 Dec. 2025 That’s not to say that legacy shows won’t still feature a Leftfield logo in the credits or High Noon won’t take on a new property show, but the days of slicing everything into niche banners is done. Peter White, Deadline, 18 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for banners
Noun
  • There is loud chanting, flags and people banging on cans.
    CBS News, CBS News, 6 Jan. 2026
  • Just that morning, a colleague had hung Pride and Black Lives Matter flags outside our office.
    Zach Fisch, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Social media footage trickling out of Iran amid a blanket shutdown of internet and telecommunications networks showed hundreds of thousands marching and chanting anti-regime slogans across the country, with graphic scenes of bodies lying in blood.
    Arsalan Shahla, Fortune, 10 Jan. 2026
  • The slogans are really important.
    Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 10 Jan. 2026

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“Banners.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/banners. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.

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