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 Cubs, in the middle of a pennant race, lost Sunday’s game 1-0 to the Cincinnati Reds.
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Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2025
Yet there is still a whiff of old-fashioned British grandeur about the production, with its fluttering pennants, Norman kite shields, and mounted knights.
—Will Collins, The Washington Examiner, 19 Sep. 2025
He’s got a great girl (Kravitz), tends bar at a New York dive and his favorite team is making an underdog run at the pennant.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Beyond that, yep: Jays, Tigers, M’s, Yanks, BoSox and Astros, with Jays getting a 26.1% chance of winning the pennant and an 11.1% chance of winning the World Series, followed by the Tigers at 15.9% and 4.8%, respectively.
—Ryan Ford, Freep.com, 15 Sep. 2025
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Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2025
Yet there is still a whiff of old-fashioned British grandeur about the production, with its fluttering pennants, Norman kite shields, and mounted knights.
—Will Collins, The Washington Examiner, 19 Sep. 2025
He’s got a great girl (Kravitz), tends bar at a New York dive and his favorite team is making an underdog run at the pennant.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Beyond that, yep: Jays, Tigers, M’s, Yanks, BoSox and Astros, with Jays getting a 26.1% chance of winning the pennant and an 11.1% chance of winning the World Series, followed by the Tigers at 15.9% and 4.8%, respectively.
—Ryan Ford, Freep.com, 15 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pennant
Noun
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How long will flags be at half-staff in Wisconsin?—
Maia Pandey,
jsonline.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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According to Patel’s claim, while there, the employee displayed the flag on his desk.—
Abby Monteil,
Them.,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The alert lists the products' names, UPC numbers, sizes, sell-through dates, store banner names and states for the affected products.—
Deputy News Editor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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Season 1 star Gyllenhaal executive produces under his Nine Stories banner.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Pennant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pennant. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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