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bunting

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verb

present participle of bunt

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Recent Examples of bunting
Noun
Black bunting is now draped over the Walnuttown Fire and Rescue station's garage doors, fire trucks and both men's lockers as the department mourns the losses of Buck and 56-year-old Assistant Chief Robert Shick. Dan Snyder, CBS News, 6 Apr. 2026 Other rules include prohibiting mound visits, as well as stepping out of the batter's box between pitches and bunting. Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 1 Apr. 2026 Red, white and blue bunting, flyovers and overreaction. Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026 Artists used everything from traditional fishbowl terrariums to more sophisticated Wardian cases, which were used to support a myriad of tropical plants, including begonias, gesneriads, and specialty carnivorous plants, says bunting. Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 9 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for bunting
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bunting
Noun
  • Thus, the Mountaineers stayed alive with KU (37-15, 20-7 Big 12), Arizona State and UCF in the chase for a league pennant.
    Gary Bedore May 14, Kansas City Star, 14 May 2026
  • Still, the Mariners had other Hall of Fame caliber talents in the 2000s and 2010s like the aforementioned Ichiro, Felix Hernandez, Adrian Beltre and Robinson Cano, and still couldn't even sniff an AL pennant, let alone a World Series.
    Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 13 May 2026
Noun
  • That’s evidenced by the GOP’s skirting of the issue.
    CNN.com, Mercury News, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The Dominator 3, at its base a Ford F-350, features an armored shell and skirting designed to keep winds from lifting the vehicle; strong windows, equipment for tracking weather data and a hydraulic spike system used to anchor the vehicle to the ground.
    Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 5 Sep. 2025
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
Noun
  • Several, far less talented organizations were able to hang World Series banners in that time frame, including my beloved Florida Marlins, which just feels like the baseball gods laughing in the face of Mariners fans.
    Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 13 May 2026
  • Reijn is producing through her MAN UP Film banner, with A24 also producing and financing.
    Alex Ritman, Variety, 13 May 2026
Noun
  • For this super laidback, windchill-ready look, Hadid wore a beanie hat over her plaits, ski goggle-like black sunglasses, and black leather gloves.
    Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 3 Jan. 2026
  • Low-tension styles are no longer just a few neat plaits.
    Donnetta Monk, Essence, 21 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Meanwhile, capri pants offer the more trend-forward pairing this summer, tapping into the ongoing fascination with early-2000s dressing and proportions.
    Lauren Fisher, Footwear News, 17 May 2026
  • The viral moment of the banquet, captured on video and rebroadcast endlessly across Weibo, was Lei Jun walking up to a seated Musk, tapping him on the shoulder, and crouching half-down to take a selfie with him on a Xiaomi 17 Pro.
    Drew Bernstein, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026
Noun
  • The kit features black shorts and the signature red and white striped jersey, while off-the-field gear includes black hoodies, T-shirts and baseball hats, in addition to scarves evoking the bloke-core aesthetics, and a flag.
    Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 14 May 2026
  • Another promotional video for Rededicate 250 blends various Christian and American imagery — scenes of a cross laid on an American flag, a robed choir, people raising their hands in worship — along with a brief scene of a man praying while wearing a Jewish skullcap.
    Peter Smith, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026
Noun
  • This creates true David-versus-Goliath scenarios, matches between the best teams in the world and those on the very fringes.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 May 2026
  • This is no longer a fringe conversation.
    Oleg Malii, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026

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“Bunting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bunting. Accessed 20 May. 2026.

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