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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
These subjective calls decided at-bats, games, seasons and pennants — and, naturally, stirred endless debate.
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The Sports Desk, NBC news, 25 Mar. 2026
In his six seasons in Baltimore, Frank Robinson helped the Orioles win four league pennants.
—Raymond Daniel Burke, Baltimore Sun, 23 Mar. 2026
The Astros won seven AL West crowns in that streak, went to the AL Championship Series seven years in a row, won four pennants and twice were World Series champions.
—Dallas Morning News, 20 Mar. 2026
Wadstrom filled its interior with colorful pillows and draped the entrance with a string of bright pennants.
—Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Feb. 2026
Getty Images The Atlanta Braves have won a pair of World Series championships and plenty of National League pennants since relocating to their home city in Georgia.
—Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 19 Jan. 2026
Those products include headwear, baseball cards, memorabilia, posters, photographs, pennants, computer and video games, patches, decals, collectibles, bags and drinkware.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 13 Jan. 2026
Bochy made his greatest contributions to the game in October while leading his teams to five pennants and four World Series titles — three in San Francisco from 2010-14 and then leading the Rangers to the franchise’s first championship in 2023.
—Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 6 Nov. 2025
With the biggest payroll in baseball, the Dodgers are baseball's most successful franchise in recent years, with two World Series titles and five National League pennants over the past nine seasons.
—Becky Sullivan, NPR, 20 Oct. 2025
The Sports Desk, NBC news, 25 Mar. 2026
In his six seasons in Baltimore, Frank Robinson helped the Orioles win four league pennants.
—Raymond Daniel Burke, Baltimore Sun, 23 Mar. 2026
The Astros won seven AL West crowns in that streak, went to the AL Championship Series seven years in a row, won four pennants and twice were World Series champions.
—Dallas Morning News, 20 Mar. 2026
Wadstrom filled its interior with colorful pillows and draped the entrance with a string of bright pennants.
—Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Feb. 2026
Getty Images The Atlanta Braves have won a pair of World Series championships and plenty of National League pennants since relocating to their home city in Georgia.
—Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 19 Jan. 2026
Those products include headwear, baseball cards, memorabilia, posters, photographs, pennants, computer and video games, patches, decals, collectibles, bags and drinkware.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 13 Jan. 2026
Bochy made his greatest contributions to the game in October while leading his teams to five pennants and four World Series titles — three in San Francisco from 2010-14 and then leading the Rangers to the franchise’s first championship in 2023.
—Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 6 Nov. 2025
With the biggest payroll in baseball, the Dodgers are baseball's most successful franchise in recent years, with two World Series titles and five National League pennants over the past nine seasons.
—Becky Sullivan, NPR, 20 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pennants
Noun
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His mother’s apartment is also filled with American flags.—
Kate Linthicum,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Mar. 2026
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Our journey culminates in a gathering around the ceremonial South Pole, candy-cane striped and flanked by international flags—the symbolic marker of where all lines of longitude meet (the geographic South Pole is several feet away and must be moved every year due to geology).—
Laura Dannen Redman,
Robb Report,
29 Mar. 2026
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Yet the low points were problematic for a program that measures itself by marquee wins and banners.—
Aaron Beard,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Mar. 2026
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Right now, even with their tradition and their banners, the Bruins seem to be just one of many teams in the squishy middle – good enough to win a game or maybe two in the tournament, not really good enough to uphold that legacy by winning it all.—
Jim Alexander,
Oc Register,
23 Mar. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Pennants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pennants. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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