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
Johnson played from 1965-78 and was the second baseman for Baltimore teams that won four pennants and two world championships.
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Dan Schlossberg, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
His Rangers won the World Series only two years ago, defeating the Arizona Diamondbacks in five games, his fourth title with two teams plus a National League pennant with another.
—Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Locked in a pennant race with less than a month remaining in the season, getting swept at home by the last-place Pittsburgh Pirates would be a huge setback for the Red Sox.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 31 Aug. 2025
Beltré played eight seasons for the Rangers, the most out of any team in his 21-year career, making three all-star teams while winning three Silver Slugger Awards, three Golden Gloves and helping lead the Rangers to the 2011 American League pennant.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Aug. 2025
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Dan Schlossberg, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
His Rangers won the World Series only two years ago, defeating the Arizona Diamondbacks in five games, his fourth title with two teams plus a National League pennant with another.
—Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Locked in a pennant race with less than a month remaining in the season, getting swept at home by the last-place Pittsburgh Pirates would be a huge setback for the Red Sox.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 31 Aug. 2025
Beltré played eight seasons for the Rangers, the most out of any team in his 21-year career, making three all-star teams while winning three Silver Slugger Awards, three Golden Gloves and helping lead the Rangers to the 2011 American League pennant.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pennant
Noun
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The photo released shows what appears to be a man wearing a largely black outfit with an American flag on his shirt, a black cap, and black sunglasses.—
Connor Greene,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
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Utah authorities released photos of the person of interest in the shooting on Thursday in which the individual can be seen on steps while carrying a black backpack and wearing a shirt with what appeared to be an American flag print on it.—
Jon Haworth,
ABC News,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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At Trinity, an LGBTQ banner hangs in the front window.—
Lauren Costantino,
Miami Herald,
10 Sep. 2025
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Karyn and Kevin Yarris are producing under their Wildwood Entertainment banner, with Farrah West handling casting.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Pennant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pennant. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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