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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
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
The Diamondbacks have since won two pennants — one in 2001 and another in 2023 — and captured one world title.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Aug. 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
His teams captured six pennants and three World Series titles.
—Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 21 Jan. 2025
Statement Goods, founded by Toni Point and Alysia Fields, has designs for the collection that include wooden pennants, totes, t-shirts, enamel pins and prints.
—Chelsea Brasted, Axios, 17 Jan. 2025
Since its founding as a 1969 expansion franchise, San Diego has won two pennants (1984 and 1998) but never won a World Series.
—Dan Schlossberg, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
Out-of-towners streamed in by train and Model-Ts, packing hotels draped with bunting and pennants of the two storied rivals.
—Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun, 13 Dec. 2024
Apparel, caps, jewelry, toys, furniture, pennants and bags are especially targeted by counterfeiters.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 17 Oct. 2024
Dan Schlossberg, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
The Diamondbacks have since won two pennants — one in 2001 and another in 2023 — and captured one world title.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Aug. 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
His teams captured six pennants and three World Series titles.
—Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 21 Jan. 2025
Statement Goods, founded by Toni Point and Alysia Fields, has designs for the collection that include wooden pennants, totes, t-shirts, enamel pins and prints.
—Chelsea Brasted, Axios, 17 Jan. 2025
Since its founding as a 1969 expansion franchise, San Diego has won two pennants (1984 and 1998) but never won a World Series.
—Dan Schlossberg, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
Out-of-towners streamed in by train and Model-Ts, packing hotels draped with bunting and pennants of the two storied rivals.
—Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun, 13 Dec. 2024
Apparel, caps, jewelry, toys, furniture, pennants and bags are especially targeted by counterfeiters.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 17 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pennants
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Two pass interference flags skewed those numbers — their nine penalties were not a record under Sirianni, although their six defensive penalties tied for the most — but it was not lost on Sirianni that all Cowboys scoring drives included an Eagles penalty.—
Zach Berman,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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To my left, people brandished flags from Argentina, Cuba, Kazakhstan, and Ukraine.—
Sarah Larson,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
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The film is produced by Ben Hania’s long-time producer Nadim Cheikhrouha under his Mime Films and Tanit Films banners.—
Nada Aboul Kheir,
Deadline,
3 Sep. 2025
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This is a coordinated action to drop banners and signs from highway overpass bridges across the state while many travel the roads for the long weekend, according to an event flyer.—
Sarah D. Wire,
USA Today,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Pennants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pennants. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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