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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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Since its founding as a 1969 expansion franchise, San Diego has won two pennants (1984 and 1998) but never won a World Series.
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Dan Schlossberg, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
In 2025, an addition like Flaherty could help Bobby Witt Jr. and company win the American League pennant.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 25 Jan. 2025
Hot-air balloons float in the distance, trees sway in the breeze, and pennant flags in the transgender-pride colors wave overhead.
—Daniel Foster, National Review, 23 Jan. 2025
Then, soon after the earthquake, the young star led Kobe's team to a Pacific League pennant and a Japan Series title.
—Becky Sullivan, NPR, 22 Jan. 2025
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Dan Schlossberg, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
In 2025, an addition like Flaherty could help Bobby Witt Jr. and company win the American League pennant.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 25 Jan. 2025
Hot-air balloons float in the distance, trees sway in the breeze, and pennant flags in the transgender-pride colors wave overhead.
—Daniel Foster, National Review, 23 Jan. 2025
Then, soon after the earthquake, the young star led Kobe's team to a Pacific League pennant and a Japan Series title.
—Becky Sullivan, NPR, 22 Jan. 2025
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“Pennant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pennant. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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