Thesaurus results for PENNANT

pennant

noun

ˈpe-nənt

as in flag

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 The Astros won seven AL West crowns in that streak, went to the AL Championship Series seven years in a row, won four pennants and twice were World Series champions. —

Dallas Morning News, 20 Mar. 2026 After his Major League career, Tinker moved to Orlando and managed the local Orlando Tigers to a league pennant, invested in local real estate and was the key figure in bringing professional spring training baseball to the city. —

Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Mar. 2026 Antique store-looking finds are mixed in, from framed 3-D copper animal images to a red UW pennant. —

Hannah Kirby, jsonline.com, 25 Feb. 2026 In 1904, the Giants won the National League pennant and were poised to play in what would have been the second World Series of the modern era. —

Libby Cierzniak, IndyStar, 20 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for pennant

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Noun

For 10 minutes, Boyd took in the scene as the flags whipped above the center-field scoreboard, Cubs infielders took grounders and stadium workers finished final preparations before 39,712 fans streamed into the ballpark.

— Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
In 2025, lawmakers passed a bill banning state and local governments from flying most flags, including, notably, the Pride flag.

— Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 26 Mar. 2026