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 Mets backed out over medical concerns, and two nights later, Flores beat Washington with a walk-off home run, helping catapult the team to a postseason run that culminated with an unlikely pennant.
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Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
Not a bottom of the ninth win, or a division or pennant clincher … think winning World Series championship No. 28.
—Tony Paige, New York Daily News, 13 Apr. 2025
The first 5,000 fans will get an inaugural game rematch pennant, and there will be retro Clash merchandise in the team stores.
—Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2025
Houston is turning the page after snapping seven years of pennant contention when they were swept by the Detroit Tigers in the postseason's wild card round last season.
—Jay R. Jordan, Axios, 25 Mar. 2025
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Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
Not a bottom of the ninth win, or a division or pennant clincher … think winning World Series championship No. 28.
—Tony Paige, New York Daily News, 13 Apr. 2025
The first 5,000 fans will get an inaugural game rematch pennant, and there will be retro Clash merchandise in the team stores.
—Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2025
Houston is turning the page after snapping seven years of pennant contention when they were swept by the Detroit Tigers in the postseason's wild card round last season.
—Jay R. Jordan, Axios, 25 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pennant
Noun
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Boise also added a flag promoting organ donation to its collection of official city flags.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
8 May 2025
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The third victim had an Israeli flag draped around his shoulders and was wearing a hat with the flag and a chain with a Jewish star.—
Elizabeth Pritchett,
FOXNews.com,
8 May 2025
Noun
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Schoolchildren marched proudly with banners and flags.—
David Nikel,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2025
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Liverpool operates across Mexico with 310 stores under the Liverpool and Suburbia banners, 119 specialized boutiques, as well as 29 shopping centers.—
David Moin,
Footwear News,
16 May 2025
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“Pennant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pennant. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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