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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
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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
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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 Ridge Historic District, known for its many historic homes, is celebrating its 50th anniversary with 61 new banners commemorating its place in history, as well as some festivities.—
Janice Neumann,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2026
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Overstreet said most of the banners were put in place at night over two weeks starting in mid-April, and including last week.—
Eric Adler,
Kansas City Star,
1 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Pennants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pennants. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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