as in symbol
a device, design, or figure used as an identifying mark
the oil company uses a scallop shell as its emblem
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Recent Examples of emblem
That’s why horror movies often have these inanimate emblems that are so terrifying.
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Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Feb. 2025
Unlike its neighboring crus, which were mostly named for villages, Moulin-à-Vent took its name from the windmill that still stands as an emblem of the region.
—Lauren Mowery, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
This apartment block sits on the northern bank; the presidential palace, an emblem of power for centuries, is on the southern bank.
—New York Times, 22 Mar. 2025
This will be broken up into seasons, with the first season running from March 27 to April 26, 2025, and players will be able to earn an emblem based on their rank at the end of the season.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
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Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Feb. 2025
Unlike its neighboring crus, which were mostly named for villages, Moulin-à-Vent took its name from the windmill that still stands as an emblem of the region.
—Lauren Mowery, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
This apartment block sits on the northern bank; the presidential palace, an emblem of power for centuries, is on the southern bank.
—New York Times, 22 Mar. 2025
This will be broken up into seasons, with the first season running from March 27 to April 26, 2025, and players will be able to earn an emblem based on their rank at the end of the season.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for emblem
Noun
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The company said the dress code change will maintain the green apron's status as the symbol for Starbucks since they were introduced in 1987.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
14 Apr. 2025
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The backlash prompted national Democrats to make Musk a centerpiece of their messaging, casting him as a symbol of Trump-era government overreach.—
David Faris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Apr. 2025
Noun
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This technology enables robots to identify recyclable materials by recognizing patterns in colors, textures, shapes and logos, spotting a stray plastic bottle in a sea of trash faster than any human.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
FOXNews.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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The Global Payments Company logo seen displayed on a smartphone.—
MacKenzie Sigalos,
CNBC,
17 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The eighty-one-year-old Crumb, dressed in a long dark coat and his trademark fedora and Coke-bottle glasses, looked over his drawings as if trying to place old acquaintances at a party.—
Bruce Handy,
New Yorker,
14 Apr. 2025
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As usual, however, Charli was onstage solo for most of the night, bodying the songs with her trademark unusually violent dancing: hard fist pumps and hair-whipping, torso wrenching and writhing on the stage floor.—
Jem Aswad,
Variety,
13 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The campaign is predictably Trumpian, built on a flagrantly pretextual basis and executed with the sort of vicious but chaotic idiocy that has always been a hallmark of the authoritarian mind.—
Ars Staff,
ArsTechnica,
17 Apr. 2025
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The parade is still alive and well today and is one of the hallmarks of Fiesta.—
Jill Robbins,
Southern Living,
16 Apr. 2025
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“Emblem.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emblem. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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