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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
Founded in Milwaukee in 1887 by seven Eder brothers, the business originally made pillows, felt pennants, rag dolls, and hunting jackets.
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Ginger Crichton,
Midwest Living,
26 June 2026
Seested attended Club America’s lunchtime debates, which took place in a calculus classroom decorated with University of Florida pennants.
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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.
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Jeff Capellini,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
There are dozens of college pennants pinned to the ceiling of Parramore’s Grand Avenue Neighborhood Center.
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Michael Cuglietta,
The Orlando Sentinel,
9 June 2026
Under Cox, the Braves became one of baseball’s defining dynasties — winning 14 consecutive division titles, five National League pennants and the 1995 World Series.
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Amber Harding Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
10 May 2026
Cox led the Braves to 14 consecutive division titles from 1991 to 2005, including five National League pennants and the 1995 World Series title.
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Matt Lavietes,
NBC news,
9 May 2026
Since the start of last season, PSG’s pre-match posters and pennants for their European ties have been designed by university students from two of the city’s schools for design and architecture.
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Tomás Hill López-Menchero,
New York Times,
5 May 2026
In his six seasons in Baltimore, Frank Robinson helped the Orioles win four league pennants.
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Raymond Daniel Burke,
Baltimore Sun,
23 Mar. 2026
Ginger Crichton,
Midwest Living,
26 June 2026
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
There are dozens of college pennants pinned to the ceiling of Parramore’s Grand Avenue Neighborhood Center.
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Michael Cuglietta,
The Orlando Sentinel,
9 June 2026
Under Cox, the Braves became one of baseball’s defining dynasties — winning 14 consecutive division titles, five National League pennants and the 1995 World Series.
—
Amber Harding Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
10 May 2026
Cox led the Braves to 14 consecutive division titles from 1991 to 2005, including five National League pennants and the 1995 World Series title.
—
Matt Lavietes,
NBC news,
9 May 2026
Since the start of last season, PSG’s pre-match posters and pennants for their European ties have been designed by university students from two of the city’s schools for design and architecture.
—
Tomás Hill López-Menchero,
New York Times,
5 May 2026
In his six seasons in Baltimore, Frank Robinson helped the Orioles win four league pennants.
—
Raymond Daniel Burke,
Baltimore Sun,
23 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pennants
Noun
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In another, a Midwestern college town is hanging flags and learning chants for a country most of its residents had never thought much about before June.
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Behind them, a small crowd waved Jordanian flags and clapped their hands to the beat in an informal procession where onlookers cheered and filmed on their cellphones.
Noun
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In Chicago, playing under the six banners won during a dynasty that ended eight years before he was born, that means something different.
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Counterculture Yippies would turn up at a 1970 Blood, Sweat & Tears show at Madison Square Garden, carrying obscene banners outside and dumping manure by the front gate.
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“Pennants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pennants. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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