as in flags
a piece of cloth with a special design that is used as an emblem or for signaling
pennons flew from the yachts gathered in the harbor for the festival
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Noun
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There is loud chanting, flags and people banging on cans.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
6 Jan. 2026 -
Just that morning, a colleague had hung Pride and Black Lives Matter flags outside our office.—
Zach Fisch,
The Atlantic,
6 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The group operates 70 full-line stores across both banners.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
9 Jan. 2026
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Participants filled the streets in the area — some holding candles or anti-ICE banners, others tying flowers to nearby street poles.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Pennons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pennons. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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