red ribbon
noun
: a red ribbon usually with appropriate words or markings awarded the second-place winner in a competition
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At the Venice Film Festival, Amanda Seyfried attended the premiere of The Testament Of Ann Lee in a black strapless Prada gown with buttons down the front and a red ribbon accent.
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Catherine Santino, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
In addition, the package will include a red ribbon bookmark, double-sided poster and a double-sided sticker sheet.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 12 Aug. 2025
Among those in attendance were a couple dozen Friday Night Lights flag football youth and teenage players who right after the big red ribbon was cut ran quickly ran out onto the fields and started tossing around footballs.
—Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 July 2025
This hidden cocktail bar pays tribute to Asheville's bold 1907 anti-Prohibitionists who wore red ribbons in defiance.
—Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 29 June 2025
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Catherine Santino, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
In addition, the package will include a red ribbon bookmark, double-sided poster and a double-sided sticker sheet.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 12 Aug. 2025
Among those in attendance were a couple dozen Friday Night Lights flag football youth and teenage players who right after the big red ribbon was cut ran quickly ran out onto the fields and started tossing around footballs.
—Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 July 2025
This hidden cocktail bar pays tribute to Asheville's bold 1907 anti-Prohibitionists who wore red ribbons in defiance.
—Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 29 June 2025
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“Red ribbon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/red%20ribbon. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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