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
Red, white and blue bunting is a staple of patriotic parades and front-porch decorations. — Sacbee.com, 3 July 2026 The American calendar permits itself one great summer exhale a year, and in 2026 it comes wrapped in bunting, jerseys worn for World Cup watch parties, and the country’s 250th birthday. — Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026 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 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
  • The Cubs’ reputation as lovable losers was well-earned after 37 years without a National League pennant and 74 years removed from their last World Series title.
    — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2026
  • That year, Yelich won the National League MVP; the Brewers won 96 games, the division, and came within one win of the pennant.
    — Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of pennant
Noun
  • Her neighbor, Ashlee Fattman, pointed out how the skirting around the home, which was surrounded by water, had been left damaged.
    — Patrick Damp, CBS News, 20 Sep. 2026
  • 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
Definition of skirting
Verb
  • Guests have reported footsteps in the attic, the feeling of someone stroking their face, a shower rode repeatedly flying off the wall and loud noises from outside the front door when no one is there.
    — Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant, 25 Sep. 2026
  • There was only one other visitor, another mother stroking another small head.
    — Fran Moreland Johns, The Atlantic, 11 May 2026
Definition of stroking
Noun
  • The old names, Rebecca Lobo and Ray Allen, Breanna Stewart and Rip Hamilton, Maya Moore and Kemba Walker, to name only a few, hang on banners along the walls.
    — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Others held banners opposing the government’s military spending.
    — Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of banner
Noun
  • While both goddess braids and boho braids are knotless styles with loose human or synthetic curls braided into some or all of the plaits, the amount of loose hair and where it’s placed is usually what’s up for debate.
    — Eden Stuart, Allure, 6 Oct. 2026
  • 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
Definition of plait
Verb
  • Now Preckwinkle is tapping some of those reserves to close the budget gap.
    — A.D. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2026
  • His strategy involves tapping institutional investors, pension funds, sovereign wealth funds and wealthy individuals to help finance risks traditionally carried by insurance companies and reinsurers.
    — Contessa Brewer, CNBC, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of tapping
Noun
  • Four years ago, crowds filled the central square of this southern port city, draped in Ukrainian flags and hugging the troops who had ended months of Russian occupation.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 29 Oct. 2026
  • OpenAI therefore leaves individual training rewards unchanged when monitors flag concerning samples.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of flag
Noun
  • Now, Van Hollen is prone these days to simply grandstand and genuflect to all things partisan and hyper-fringe-left, but this one was a doozy even by his endless willingness to spout falsehoods.
    — Bobby Zirkin, Baltimore Sun, 1 Nov. 2026
  • Mature bucks will live on the fringes of these high-density deer areas but not establish a core zone there.
    — Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of fringe

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