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as in trademark
a device (as a word) identifying the maker of a piece of merchandise and legally reserved for the exclusive use of that person or company
a company that was sued for using a name that was very similar to a rival's brand
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as in stain
a mark of guilt or disgrace
always felt that her shabby clothes showed the brand of poverty
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as in sword
a hand weapon with a length of metal sharpened on one or both sides and usually tapered to a sharp point
on the battlefield lies our hero, slain by some fell brand
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as in to etch
to produce a vivid impression of
the exact words my father spoke as he left us are branded in my memory
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Recent Examples of brand
Annie Blackman, Allure, 5 Nov. 2024
Trustworthy brands often provide clear contact information and details about their manufacturing practices.
—Elizabeth Barnes, Verywell Health, 5 Nov. 2024
Justin Kroll, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2024
Here, those words are embroidered across the front of an unstructured, six-panel canvas ball cap in a typeface design created by Elisa Wong to brand the L.A. Times’ plants coverage.
—Adam Tschorn, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2024
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This powerful tool is the most lightweight version of the brand’s groundbreaking Theragun.
—Annie Blackman, Allure, 5 Nov. 2024
Trustworthy brands often provide clear contact information and details about their manufacturing practices.
—Elizabeth Barnes, Verywell Health, 5 Nov. 2024
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Page has also gotten active in the prestige branding space as a current Armani global brand ambassador and in a campaign for Seedlip, and most recently was brand ambassador for Longines and Audi.
—Justin Kroll, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2024
Here, those words are embroidered across the front of an unstructured, six-panel canvas ball cap in a typeface design created by Elisa Wong to brand the L.A. Times’ plants coverage.
—Adam Tschorn, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2024
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The music video stars the pygmy hippopotamus, who lives at a zoo in Thailand, bouncing around in her trademark style in a loop.Mithil Aggarwal, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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The filing also details the company's legal proceedings, including a favorable judgment in a trademark infringement lawsuit.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
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That’s a stain that won’t wash away from this would-be American oligarch no matter who wins.Dominic Patten, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2024
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Investigators searched his white Jetta but did not find any shards of glass or blood stains.Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2024
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John Churchill, the first Duke of Marlborough and an ancestor of Winston’s, drew his sword to protect the prince from the panicking crowd, and Samuel Pepys, the celebrated diarist and Royal Navy administrator, witnessed the sinking.Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
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The two men strike a similar pose right down to the hand positioning, though Woodall carries a leather bucket bag; the knight a long sword.Miles Socha, WWD, 22 Oct. 2024
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That idea of good karma is deeply etched into Earley’s soul.Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 3 Nov. 2024
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One appearance at the event is etched into my brain: WNBA star Angel Reese arriving in a Diotima dress designed by Rachel Scott.Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 18 Oct. 2024
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Schwarzenegger is proof that the Republican label doesn’t have to be poison in California.Thomas Elias, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
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The label of far right is rejected by Orbán’s Hungarian party, Fidesz.Alexander Smith, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024
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Frost ruined Pasquet’s entire crop in 2021, and his 2022 vintage was more limited than usual because of smoke taint from forest fires in the region.Mike DeSimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 27 Oct. 2024
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These abuses and others like them must be eliminated and acknowledged as a taint upon 15 centuries of positive work.Joanne M. Pierce, The Conversation, 30 July 2024
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But independent analysts estimate Trump’s first-term tariffs on thousands of products, including steel and aluminum, solar panels, and washing machines, may have cost the country $316 billion and, by one account, more than 300,000 jobs.Eric Cortellessa, TIME, 5 Nov. 2024
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The hard-to-abate economic sectors, such as shipping and steel, will consume green hydrogen produced using electrolysis, adds DNV GL.Ken Silverstein, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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Customize your leather goods and fragrance bottles with hot stamping and engraving services on-site too.Romany Williams, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
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Early 17th century graves at Jamestown are traditionally unmarked, so the discovery of the tombstone — engraved to commemorate a knighthood and once decorated with brass inlays — is rare for this period, Hartley added.Taylor Nicioli, CNN, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Brand.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brand. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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