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a piece of cloth with a special design that is used as an emblem or for signaling
the stadium was festooned with pennants from past championships
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Recent Examples of pennant
Cal Raleigh and Julio Rodríguez each hit a solo home run for the Mariners in the team’s first Game 7 but Seattle failed to reach its first World Series, leaving the heartbroken Mariners as the only major league team without a pennant.
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Ian Harrison, Twin Cities, 21 Oct. 2025
The Toronto Blue Jays advanced to the World Series on Monday by defeating the Seattle Mariners and winning the American League pennant.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 21 Oct. 2025
With the biggest payroll in baseball, the Dodgers are baseball's most successful franchise in recent years, with two World Series titles and five National League pennants over the past nine seasons.
—Becky Sullivan, NPR, 20 Oct. 2025
The World Series won’t start until Friday – in Toronto if the Blue Jays win the American League pennant, at Dodger Stadium if the Seattle Mariners win.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 19 Oct. 2025
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Ian Harrison, Twin Cities, 21 Oct. 2025
The Toronto Blue Jays advanced to the World Series on Monday by defeating the Seattle Mariners and winning the American League pennant.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 21 Oct. 2025
With the biggest payroll in baseball, the Dodgers are baseball's most successful franchise in recent years, with two World Series titles and five National League pennants over the past nine seasons.
—Becky Sullivan, NPR, 20 Oct. 2025
The World Series won’t start until Friday – in Toronto if the Blue Jays win the American League pennant, at Dodger Stadium if the Seattle Mariners win.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 19 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pennant
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Godard’s ode to American movies that required only a girl and a gun begat freak-flag-flying films like Slacker, which begat Linklater’s career, characterized by him following his own muse.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
31 Oct. 2025
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Following her passing, flags will be flown at half-mast for 30 days at government offices, state enterprises, and educational institutions, and government officials have been asked to wear mourning attire for a year, according to the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT).—
Michael Cappetta,
Travel + Leisure,
30 Oct. 2025
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Along with producers Gellar, Zhao and the Zuckermans, Dolly Parton is returning as an executive producer on the series after producing the original under her Sandollar banner.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
5 Nov. 2025
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The trade show’s organizer said the project stems from its expertise in the fragrance world with its banner Pitti Fragranze fair.—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Pennant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pennant. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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