pennant

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Recent Examples of pennant Fans in brown, gold and white waved white World Series pennants, peered through binoculars or just yelled and clapped. Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Oct. 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 On the night of Koufax's perfect game in 1965 against the Chicago Cubs, the Dodgers were in a tight pennant race against Mays' Giants. Steve Futterman, NPR, 9 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for pennant
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Noun
  • The dining area by her kitchen has flags from all around the world hanging on the ceiling and little tables where kids can do activities.
    Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2025
  • In fact, the party came within a single vote of getting a constitutional amendment prohibiting desecration of the flag through Congress two decades ago.
    Frederic J. Frommer, The Washington Examiner, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • At a meeting last month, after hearing from residents, city commissioners set aside the flag-raising idea and instead agreed to display a more neutral banner honoring all victims of the war, to light up City Hall and to hold an interfaith vigil.
    Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Award-winning Nigerian actress Adesua Etomi-Wellington (The Wedding Party) will lead the cast as the voice of Malika and serves as Executive Producer, alongside Impact X Studios’ Erica Motley and Okupe via his YouNeek Studios banner.
    Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2025

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“Pennant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pennant. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.

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