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pennons

noun

plural of pennon
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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  1. flags
  2. banners
Noun
  • In Caracas, hundreds of activists in sky blue shirts — the color of Machado’s Vente Venezuela party — rode motorcycles and drove through the capital’s main avenues, honking their horns and waving Venezuelan flags.
    — Clyburn Saint John, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Deerwester had planted 78 flags in a grassy island at the entrance to the park’s campground to show where to plant the grass.
    — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of flags
Noun
  • The franchise’s 1945 (representing Cleveland) and 1951 titles also deserve banners, similar to how the Lakers acknowledge their Minneapolis past.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Debnam spoke on what Whitner has taught Jordan Brand about having community and retail presence in multiple places, saying that The Whitaker Group shows up authentically across its banners.
    — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of banners
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“Pennons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pennons. Accessed 1 Oct. 2026.

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