flagship

[flag-ship] / ˈflægˌʃɪp /

NOUN

leader

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bellwether crown jewel

STRONG

chief forerunner head

WEAK

flotilla leader front runner lead ship mother ship

Example Sentences

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It also owns 243 of its 665 stores, including its huge flagship store in Herald Square in Manhattan.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

Blackstone asked senior executives of its flagship private-credit fund to back the fund as redemptions rose.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

San Francisco-based Cognition describes its flagship product, Devin, as an “AI software engineer,” referring to the tool’s ability to write computer code autonomously.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

ARK Invest CEO Cathie Wood’s flagship exchange-traded fund actively invests in shares of companies expected to be disruptive and innovative.

From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026

The majority of the French ships made it to Fort Caroline, but on the way, disaster struck when Ribault’s flagship, La Trinité, and three other vessels were caught in a vicious storm and sank.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler

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