Thesaurus results for BUNTINGS

buntings

noun

plural of bunting

as in pennants

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as in skirtings

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Sandlot Goods made pennants, t-shirts, hats and more for both the home teams and the games played at Arrowhead Stadium.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 19 Aug. 2026
This year, some of Miller’s favorite details are the pennants and banners hanging behind her desk.

— Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of pennants

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 plaits

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Businesses here are also trying to woo the sailors, with some putting up banners to welcome them.

— Mosheh Gains, NBC news, 2 Sep. 2026
Trump will depart sooner or later, the banners will be torn down and much of his petty talk will be and should be forgotten.

— Letters to the Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of banners

Noun

Fans decked in the team’s iconic red and carrying its flags lined the streets and grandstands, pushing and cheering their team on.

— Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
The government had declared Monday an official day of mourning and ordered flags at government offices lowered to half-staff.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of flags

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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
The former Arsenal man had been playing for Lyon in France’s top flight for the past three years, on the fringes of most people’s footballing consciousnesses.

— Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of fringes

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The two exclaves have the European Union’s only land borders with Africa.

— Suman Naishadham, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Travel Meet the married women traveling solo Pam Allgood's husband won't fly or get on a ship, but that doesn't stop her from crossing international borders.

— Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026

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