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gonfalons

noun

plural of gonfalon
as in banderoles

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  1. standards
  2. streamers
  3. pennants
  4. colors
  5. flags
  6. banners
Noun
  • Inspectors have found hundreds of allegedly fictitious facilities, while at least 833 kitchens have been shut down for failing to meet hygiene and sanitation standards.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Both choices will serve students when faculty are clear about their ambitions and standards.
    — Sian Leah Beilock, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of standards
Noun
  • The convergence of broadcasters and streamers is also changing one of streaming’s original defining principles – exclusivity.
    — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 8 Sep. 2026
  • That includes streamers like Fubo, Sling TV and YouTube TV, or more traditional providers like DirecTV, Dish and Xfinity.
    — Takashi Williams, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of streamers
Noun
  • 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
  • Precious little of anything survives from a millennium ago, let alone textile, let alone narrative textile, hundreds of feet of it, unfolding in scene after scene with the colors still crisp.
    — John Phipps, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2026
  • With four colors and a 100 percent suede upper, this shoe is ideal for jetsetting, running post-workout errands, and everything in between.
    — Essence Wiley, InStyle, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of colors
Noun
  • Every agent action, from scenario analyses to anomaly flags to board commentary, consumes tokens.
    — Hemant Kapadia, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
  • On this, the last Sunday afternoon before football returns to Oxford, the 2026 season flags stand at the ready as Elizabeth Heiskell ducks into The Library.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of flags
Noun
  • 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
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