Definition of pennantnext
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 Seested attended Club America’s lunchtime debates, which took place in a calculus classroom decorated with University of Florida pennants. Eliza Griswold, New Yorker, 22 June 2026 With a record 27 world championships and 41 American League pennants, the Yankees are expected to at the very least challenge for the World Series title every season. Jeff Capellini, CBS News, 18 June 2026 But nobody, maybe only Brunson, could match what Boston’s Carl Yastrzemski did in the waning weeks of the 1967 season when the Red Sox, Minnesota Twins, Detroit Tigers and Chicago White Sox were all competing for the American League pennant. John Nogowski, Hartford Courant, 16 June 2026 In 1961, when New York was a one-baseball team after the departure of the Giants and Dodgers, the Yankees had their first parade for winning the 1960 pennant. New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 15 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for pennant
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  • Opponents say the ambiguous law only intimidates people from using the flag in art, protests or other forms of expression, and could violate constitutional freedom of speech.
    ABC News, ABC News, 17 July 2026
  • Fans were launched into the air, beer shimmered in the sunlight as it was sprayed onto fellow fans, and dozens sang, danced and waved Mexican flags.
    Meredith Nierman, NPR, 17 July 2026
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  • Lonnie has spent the past decade on the Korn-Ferry Tour, the feeder tour for the PGA, which produced The Hawk through its PGA Tour Studios banner.
    Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 16 July 2026
  • Pro-government supporters stand next to a banner depicting a portrait of Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during a nightly rally in Tehran, Iran, on July 12, 2026.
    Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 16 July 2026

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“Pennant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pennant. Accessed 19 Jul. 2026.

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