red ribbon
noun
: a red ribbon usually with appropriate words or markings awarded the second-place winner in a competition
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Below ground, Red Ribbon, a hidden cocktail lounge, nods to Asheville’s spirited anti-Prohibitionists, who wore red ribbons as a symbol of defiance.
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Jenn Rice, AFAR Media, 26 Mar. 2025
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Shortly after his death, members of his hometown of Calexico began wearing red ribbons to commemorate his sacrifice and launched the Camarena Club in his honor, according to the DEA.
—Cara Tabachnick, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2025
Adorned with a red ribbon and holly, this glittery deer stares up at the sky, as if waiting for the big guy to arrive in his sleigh.
—Barbara Bellesi Zito, Southern Living, 24 Nov. 2024
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March 28, 2023
The team wore black and red ribbons last week to symbolize support for the Los Angeles Fire Department and Los Angeles County Fire Department.
—Benjamin Royer, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2025
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Jenn Rice, AFAR Media, 26 Mar. 2025
Getty Images Red Ribbon Week carries his memory forward
Shortly after his death, members of his hometown of Calexico began wearing red ribbons to commemorate his sacrifice and launched the Camarena Club in his honor, according to the DEA.
—Cara Tabachnick, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2025
Adorned with a red ribbon and holly, this glittery deer stares up at the sky, as if waiting for the big guy to arrive in his sleigh.
—Barbara Bellesi Zito, Southern Living, 24 Nov. 2024
How Josh Lim became the team’s best backup dancer
March 28, 2023
The team wore black and red ribbons last week to symbolize support for the Los Angeles Fire Department and Los Angeles County Fire Department.
—Benjamin Royer, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for red ribbon
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“Red ribbon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/red%20ribbon. Accessed 6 Apr. 2025.
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