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Recent Examples of bunting
Jeffrey A. Stacey, Foreign Affairs, 20 Mar. 2016
The Wings Event Center, where the event was held, was festooned with bunting and flags—this rally was meant to be televised.
—Emily Witt, The New Yorker, 27 Oct. 2024
The hall should be draped in purple bunting, and purple balloons must rain down from the rafters.
—Julie Garel, Baltimore Sun, 17 July 2024
The little girl was lying on a fuzzy lavender bunting that had been unzipped into a blanket.
—Caleb Crain, The New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2024
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Noun
Back at their Russian bases, some of the pilots have been treated to welcome home fanfares with big bands and bunting.
—Jeffrey A. Stacey, Foreign Affairs, 20 Mar. 2016
The Wings Event Center, where the event was held, was festooned with bunting and flags—this rally was meant to be televised.
—Emily Witt, The New Yorker, 27 Oct. 2024
The hall should be draped in purple bunting, and purple balloons must rain down from the rafters.
—Julie Garel, Baltimore Sun, 17 July 2024
The little girl was lying on a fuzzy lavender bunting that had been unzipped into a blanket.
—Caleb Crain, The New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bunting
Noun
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The Brewers won their only pennant and division title in 1982 before losing to the St. Louis Cardinals in a seven-game World Series.—
Lynette Rice,
Deadline,
19 Mar. 2025
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But one of the young players Twins manager Rocco Baldelli is counting on to have a breakout year, and make that pennant possible, was forced to leave Sunday's spring training game with what was reported as a hamstring strain.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
16 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Hinson said the skirting of tariffs undermined an Illinois auto company’s business, forcing it to lay off a quarter of its workforce.—
Kate Nishimura,
Sourcing Journal,
3 Sep. 2019
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There was no deception here, no skirting of any regulations.—
Abby Gardner,
Glamour,
3 Sep. 2024
Noun
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People gathered later Wednesday near Istanbul’s police headquarters, carrying posters of the mayor and banners with his photo around their shoulders.—
Mehmet Guzel and Suzan Fraser,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Mar. 2025
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With no streamer or network picking it up, the film found a home with Tom Ortenberg’s theatrical banner Briarcliff Entertainment.—
Steven Zeitchik,
The Hollywood Reporter,
19 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Other braids seen on the runway included messy, pulled out pigtails and tiny face-framing plaits.—
Ranyechi Udemezue,
Vogue,
26 Feb. 2025
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Lawrence also wore her hair in thick plaits, and donned a pair of orange lensed, oval sunglasses.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
14 Feb. 2025
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While the protesters deployed some nationalist imagery, wielding Serbian flags and photos of Jesus while following a mascot of the World War II royalist Gen. Draza Mihailovic, the overall vibe of the Belgrade bonanza was closer to Woodstock than the March on Washington.—
Tiana Lowe Doescher,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
21 Mar. 2025
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The co-stars playfully deciphered dating red flags and green flags with a Snow White twist.—
Jenzia Burgos,
StyleCaster,
21 Mar. 2025
Noun
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This psychotic wack job has lots of grievances against society, particularly those who are on the fringe and have nothing — unlike him, whose luxury automobile represents a person who has it all and the security technology to keep it that way.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
20 Mar. 2025
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Even back then, the majority of White Continent travelers arrived by cruise ship, witnessing only the ice’s fringes.—
Stephanie Vermillion,
Travel + Leisure,
18 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The Puppy Bowl starting line-up is ready for ruff competition.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA TODAY,
7 Feb. 2025
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Her four backup dancers wore Victorian garb, one even sported a black and white neck ruff.—
Audrey Gibbs,
The Tennessean,
17 June 2024
Noun
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Feminine pleats, eye-catching cape sleeves, and a rosy shade of pink make this knee-length dress a showstopper on land or at sea.—
Miles Walls,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Mar. 2025
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Ruffles and pleats echoed the shapes of roses in napa leather and velvet on clutches and shoulder bags.—
Stephen Garner,
WWD,
3 Mar. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Bunting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bunting. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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