as in flag
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 pennant
The pregame ceremony will honor the team that won the American League pennant 40 years ago in 1986.
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Penny Kmitt, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
The 2025 championship pennant was raised on Opening Day, Thursday.
—Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 29 Mar. 2026
The ensign is hoisted, the pennant is broken, the orders have been read, the first watch set.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 28 Mar. 2026
The Mets and Phillies are favorites to win the pennant, but fate has a way of upending expectations over 162 games.
—Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 27 Mar. 2026
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Penny Kmitt, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
The 2025 championship pennant was raised on Opening Day, Thursday.
—Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 29 Mar. 2026
The ensign is hoisted, the pennant is broken, the orders have been read, the first watch set.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 28 Mar. 2026
The Mets and Phillies are favorites to win the pennant, but fate has a way of upending expectations over 162 games.
—Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 27 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for pennant
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pennant
Noun
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Outside the event at the Vancouver Convention Center there was a small group of protestors holding Iranian flags.—
Anne M. Peterson,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2026
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Alex Taubes, an attorney and advocate, said the probate court flags when formerly incarcerated people are set to receive an inheritance, whether that be money or property.—
Laura Tillman,
Hartford Courant,
30 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Tight ends had a banner weekend with 22 picked, the most since 2015, according to Sportradar, as the league’s trend of more multi-tight-end formations put a premium on the position.—
Josh Dubow,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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Atlanta stadium covers logos on exterior Earlier this week, workers with the stadium scaled the exterior of the building to hang a massive FIFA banner over the Mercedes-Benz logo.—
Irene Wright,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Pennant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pennant. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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