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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 pennants
Ohtani's Dodgers are the first NL team to win back-to-back pennants since Philadelphia in 2009.
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Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2025
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
Washington won back-to-back American League pennants for the Rangers in 2010 and 2011.
—Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
Yet there is still a whiff of old-fashioned British grandeur about the production, with its fluttering pennants, Norman kite shields, and mounted knights.
—Will Collins, The Washington Examiner, 19 Sep. 2025
The tradition muted palette gets a graphic update courtesy of pops of color informed by school pennants, an LV monogram tartan, as well as on theme embroideries and crests that extend to small accessories in the form of what are sure to be covetable caps, scarves, and ties.
—Naomi Rougeau, Robb Report, 12 Sep. 2025
Other editorial pieces will include boatneck knits and an assortment of accessories handcrafted in New York from vintage felt college pennants, some nearly a century old.
—Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2025
Johnson played from 1965-78 and was the second baseman for Baltimore teams that won four pennants and two world championships.
—Dan Schlossberg, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
The Astros captured four American League pennants, played for three more and won two World Series titles with Bregman atop their lineup and at third base.
—Chandler Rome, The Athletic, 12 Feb. 2025
Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2025
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
Washington won back-to-back American League pennants for the Rangers in 2010 and 2011.
—Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
Yet there is still a whiff of old-fashioned British grandeur about the production, with its fluttering pennants, Norman kite shields, and mounted knights.
—Will Collins, The Washington Examiner, 19 Sep. 2025
The tradition muted palette gets a graphic update courtesy of pops of color informed by school pennants, an LV monogram tartan, as well as on theme embroideries and crests that extend to small accessories in the form of what are sure to be covetable caps, scarves, and ties.
—Naomi Rougeau, Robb Report, 12 Sep. 2025
Other editorial pieces will include boatneck knits and an assortment of accessories handcrafted in New York from vintage felt college pennants, some nearly a century old.
—Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2025
Johnson played from 1965-78 and was the second baseman for Baltimore teams that won four pennants and two world championships.
—Dan Schlossberg, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
The Astros captured four American League pennants, played for three more and won two World Series titles with Bregman atop their lineup and at third base.
—Chandler Rome, The Athletic, 12 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pennants
Noun
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And not happy about three straight weeks of flags that tilted away from the Broncos.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
20 Oct. 2025
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Shrimp boats bob in the harbor, American flags flutter from pastel porches and old oak trees draped in Spanish moss offer cool shade.—
Noreen Kompanik,
Boston Herald,
19 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Again banners give way to LGBTQ flags and anti-Elon Musk bumper stickers in Marin County, where opposition to Prop 50 is much harder to find.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
15 Oct. 2025
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O’Neal’s push into the entertainment space via Wasserman follows other hoops stars making significant forays into film and TV, including launching their own production banners.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Pennants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pennants. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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