bunting 1 of 2

noun

Definition of buntingnext
1
as in pennant

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as in skirting

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bunting

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verb

present participle of bunt
as in stroking

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Recent Examples of bunting
Noun
Rocking chairs, bunting, flags, and simple patriotic touches turn everyday spaces into patriotic hangouts. — Abby Price, Southern Living, 17 June 2026 Up high, fresh laundry quivers in the breeze like bunting, pegged precariously to twine stretched taut between windows. — Esme Nicholson, NPR, 3 June 2026 In a game worthy of the finest chess matches, Patrick Henry High School coach Sheldon Watkins and Ramon Orozco of Eastlake traded moves for seven innings — bunting, stealing and walking hitters intentionally. — John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 May 2026 Former service members donning white gloves carried small pine boxes from the New York State Museum in Albany and gently loaded them onto vintage military vehicles adorned with black funeral bunting and American flags for a solemn 60-mile procession north to Lake George, New York. — Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 25 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for bunting
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bunting
  1. pennant
  2. skirting
  3. stroking
  4. banner
  5. plait
  6. tapping
  7. flag
  8. fringe
Noun
  • Yesavage experienced the longest baseball season of his life, Berríos pitched through pain in the regular season and Bieber came off Tommy John rehab right into a pennant race and October push.
    — Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • The Brooklyn Dodgers beat the Milwaukee Braves 10-2 to clinch the National League pennant with a 17-game lead.
    — Senior Editor, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of pennant
Noun
  • That translated into custom upholstery; fabrics sourced from textile sellers Merchant & Mills and Notting Hill’s Cloth Shop; DeVol sconces; and cheery ruffled skirting in the kitchen.
    — Dipal Acharya, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Yet by skirting and at times ignoring those rules, ride-sharing companies were able to acquire a critical mass of users in a short period of time.
    — Benjamin Mazer, The Atlantic, 17 June 2026
Definition of skirting
Verb
  • There was only one other visitor, another mother stroking another small head.
    — Fran Moreland Johns, The Atlantic, 11 May 2026
  • Alongside Cruise feeding and stroking his dying cat while walking around his mansion with his gut hanging out, there are shots of planes readying for battle and collapsing polar ice caps.
    — Brent Lang, Variety, 15 Apr. 2026
Definition of stroking
Noun
  • In 2016, the Denver Broncos beat the Carolina Panthers in Week 1, celebrating a second straight win over Carolina, this time on banner night.
    — Chad Graff, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Mann, 42, started making YouTube content in 2018 under the Dhar Mann Studios banner, centered around morality and motivational videos.
    — Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of banner
Noun
  • Her glossy hair, braided into two plaits, hung down over her shoulders in a style unusual for young girls these days.
    — Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Bobby’s is a flouncy skirt and a knotted shirt straight out of the early-aughts MTV Movie & TV Awards, and Elizabeth’s is a full-length dress made out of brown faux leather with a bunch of long plaits swinging off it.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 31 July 2026
Definition of plait
Verb
  • Many higher-income countries, though challenged by the disruption, have cushioned the blow by tapping strategic reserves or using their financial and political clout to secure emergency supplies.
    — Nana Menya Ayensu, semafor.com, 7 Sep. 2026
  • The two London clubs’ transfer dealings got off to a controversial start with Ashley Cole’s infamous move from Arsenal, a deal clouded by accusations of tapping up and considerable hostility.
    — Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of tapping
Noun
  • The league is also asking prediction markets to stop offering predictions on officiating, such as how many flags will be thrown.
    — Luke Barr, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The national flags of China and New Zealand flutter at Tian'anmen Square on June 19, 2025 in Beijing, China.
    — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of flag
Noun
  • Jeremiyah Love isn’t a guarantee for Week 1, and even if Love plays, Allgeier has been a fringe RB3/Flex for three straight seasons.
    — Jake Ciely, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Angelenos avoided the most significant impacts of Hurricane Marie over the Labor Day weekend, but the region continued to soak up the fringes of the storm Sunday, according to meteorologists.
    — Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026
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