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 2025 championship pennant was raised on Opening Day, Thursday.
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Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 29 Mar. 2026
The ensign is hoisted, the pennant is broken, the orders have been read, the first watch set.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 28 Mar. 2026
The Mets and Phillies are favorites to win the pennant, but fate has a way of upending expectations over 162 games.
—Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 27 Mar. 2026
Which means your team is not out of the pennant race yet.
—Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 26 Mar. 2026
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Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 29 Mar. 2026
The ensign is hoisted, the pennant is broken, the orders have been read, the first watch set.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 28 Mar. 2026
The Mets and Phillies are favorites to win the pennant, but fate has a way of upending expectations over 162 games.
—Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 27 Mar. 2026
Which means your team is not out of the pennant race yet.
—Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 26 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pennant
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The area was gridlocked with traffic, with people coming back to check on their homes and Hezbollah supporters zooming on scooters, waving the group’s flag.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Apr. 2026
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Seen from behind, the gown descended into a waterfall drapery with overlapping layers of white and green satin—a tribute to the colors of the Pakistani flag.—
Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
17 Apr. 2026
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Under the terms of the agreement, Ryan will develop and produce series for a variety of platforms and create original IP for USG to adapt for television under her Scribe Chick Media banner.—
Angelique Jackson,
Variety,
15 Apr. 2026
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Many influencers position themselves against traditional media, which offers information and entertainment under a faceless corporate banner, and instead encourage fans to develop deep parasocial bonds.—
Taylor Lorenz,
Vanity Fair,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Pennant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pennant. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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