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- verb
- /ˈbænər/
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- The festival was bannered with colorful flags that brightened the entire park.
Examples
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Fishing seems a strange subject for a man whose own newspaper is not only in revolt against him but has actually devoted a whole issue—bannered by a picture of its hallowed founder, Alexander Hamilton, weeping—to attacking its proprietor.
Fiction book (1993) -
And the next morning, he'd feign ignorance at the newly developed pictures, at the newly bannered headlines, at the do-good deeds of the night angel they call Murrow.
Fiction book (1996) -
Mother and Maggie reached the center of town where a scarlet-bannered podium had been erected.
Fiction book (2000) -
In the bannered, meaningless, jingo-jargon of the poor, who always go.
Fiction book (1995) -
His advancing flank is reverently pointed out by one of their bannered lances.
Academic text (1993) -
WAAA was bannered across the top in flashing lightning bolt letters, lighting up a 3D Nazi eagle.
Fiction book (2000) -
But so is the underfunding of science, language (both English and second languages), and mathematics—the "big three" that school curriculum reform has bannered for years.
Academic text (1998) -
They decided to banner the entrance of the event with large signs promoting local businesses.
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To celebrate the holiday, the school bannered the gym with banners showcasing student artwork.
Synonyms
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3.0
Put a large sign or cloth up so people can see it
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4.9
To decorate a place with pieces of cloth for a celebration
To put a symbol on something, often on a shield or banner
To put up signs in public to give information or advertise
Antonyms
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
- Formal
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3.7
The national anthem of the United States with words by Francis Scott Key
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3.4
The national flag of the United States with stars and stripes that stands for the country
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Banner as a verb means to put up banners or flags, and it comes from the original idea of hanging a 'flag' to show or decorate a place. That's why to banner a street is to mark it with signs or cloth for an event.