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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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Members of ownership unveiled a massive pennant that hung beyond center field.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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What the Blue Jays decide to do with Guerrero could change the balance of power in a pennant race down the stretch.—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
27 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
Noun
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The new release also includes a shovel, a tree without leaves, a harp, what appears to be a single radish and the flag of Sark, which is a self-governing island in the Channel Islands.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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Kasatkina is preparing to play under a new flag for the first time at the Charleston Open after announcing last week that her application for permanent residency in Australia had been accepted.—
George Ramsay and Jill Martin,
CNN Money,
2 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Bridgerton—which takes place in the same time period—also features the quintessential hairstyle: Phoebe Dynevor’s Daphne Bassett lets her loose fringe fall delicately over her face in a way that calls to mind fresh spring days in the English countryside.—
Irene Coltrinari,
Vogue,
1 Apr. 2025
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But manager Terry Francona turned to fringe roster player Ian Gibaut to record the save in the ninth inning for the Reds.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Kaplan adds that his experiments were done on mice (mice who were wearing tiny, adorable Elizabethan ruffs, no less) and have not yet been done on humans.—
Avery Hurt,
Discover Magazine,
29 Mar. 2025
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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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Bonus: The unique pleats add a stylish flair to the otherwise relaxed tank.—
Genevieve Cepeda,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Mar. 2025
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Tubular structures framed the models’ faces and encircled their hips, creating the illusion of exaggerated proportions, while pleats unfolded like corollas.—
Alice Pfeiffer,
CNN,
12 Mar. 2025
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“Bunting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bunting. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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