as in flags
a piece of cloth with a special design that is used as an emblem or for signaling
each army command unit flew a different color guidon, though they were all the same shape
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The demonstrators also waved Iran and Palestine flags as the rain came down and dinner attendees walked into the hotel.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2026 -
The flags that typically stand behind the podium when the President speaks were hastily brought in.—
Antonia Hitchens,
New Yorker,
26 Apr. 2026
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The banners are scheduled to be up through the end of May, Hamilton said, unless someone else paid for the spots for a marketing campaign.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
23 Apr. 2026
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The singular accomplishment of doubling up the number of Nuggets’ banners will cut Jokic in front of Steph Curry, Hakeem Olajuwon, Jerry West, Kevin Durant and Oscar Robertson.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
17 Apr. 2026
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“Guidons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guidons. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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