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also pendent
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chiefly British
a piece of cloth with a special design that is used as an emblem or for signaling
a pendant that once flew on Nelson's flagship
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An Italian brass and opaline pendant from the 1940s hangs above a Swedish pine trestle table from the late 18th century.
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Sydney Gore, Architectural Digest, 6 Dec. 2024
Here's a beautiful necklace which features a coin-size pendant engraved with tiny twinkling crystals shaped to reflect the constellation for her astrological sign.
—Shanna Shipin, Glamour, 2 Dec. 2024
Discovered in Anatolia, a region in modern-day Turkey, the two-sided pendant features inscriptions in ancient Greek.
—Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Nov. 2024
Flavor Flav Flavor Flav has become known for his flamboyant clock chain necklace, which features an enlarged clock pendant.
—Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 26 Nov. 2024
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Sydney Gore, Architectural Digest, 6 Dec. 2024
Here's a beautiful necklace which features a coin-size pendant engraved with tiny twinkling crystals shaped to reflect the constellation for her astrological sign.
—Shanna Shipin, Glamour, 2 Dec. 2024
Discovered in Anatolia, a region in modern-day Turkey, the two-sided pendant features inscriptions in ancient Greek.
—Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Nov. 2024
Flavor Flav Flavor Flav has become known for his flamboyant clock chain necklace, which features an enlarged clock pendant.
—Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 26 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pendant
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Anne Hathaway brought her sparkly charm to the story of a fortysomething gallerist mom who falls for the Harry Styles-esque singer in a boy band.Esther Zuckerman, Rolling Stone, 27 Dec. 2024
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However, charismatic killers like Bundy complicate this narrative by blending into society, using their charm and performative social skills as a tool to manipulate others and mask their true intentions.Mark Travers, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
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Advertisement As the years pass, those banners hanging inside Pauley Pavilion fade like the memories of those championships.Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
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James Gunn appears to be taking the DC Universe in a solid new direction with the first film under the new DCU banner.Erik Kain, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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Clooney spared no accessory, adorning her look with gold dangling earrings, gold-and-white bangles, and a pair of oversized square sunglasses.Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 18 Dec. 2024
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The expectant mom of two accessorized with a silver bangle and wore her hair half-up and half-down, smiling in one photo.Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 17 Dec. 2024
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Leon raised his Rickey Henderson flag outside his Oakland home.Melissa Lockard, The Athletic, 21 Dec. 2024
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The Senate report highlights Alito's resistance to recuse himself from cases involving President-elect Donald Trump or the January 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol riot after flags associated with the insurrection were seen flying at two of his homes.Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
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The Giants have won 39 pennants and 22 Japan World Series overall.Chuck Murr, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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Out-of-towners streamed in by train and Model-Ts, packing hotels draped with bunting and pennants of the two storied rivals.Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun, 13 Dec. 2024
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“Pendant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pendant. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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