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as in emblem
a device, design, or figure used as an identifying mark
that ensign of tutorial authority, the hickory stick
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as in flag
a piece of cloth with a special design that is used as an emblem or for signaling
fittingly, the organization promoting the welfare of marine life features a dolphin on its ensign
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Recent Examples of ensign
The next night, those same ensigns ordered an apprentice to take the watchful pedometer and shake it while the night watchmen took their normal rest.
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Jacqueline D. Wernimont, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Nov. 2024
Camp McCoy received prisoners from Europe and Asia, including the first Japanese prisoner of war, an ensign who was captured at Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941.
—Chris Foran, Journal Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2024
The South Vietnamese flag flew high alongside ensigns for the Confederacy and MAGA and QAnon.
—Yiyun Li, Harper's Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024
June 5, 1946 Carter graduates from the U.S. Naval Academy and is assigned to the USS Wyoming as an ensign.
—George Petras, USA TODAY, 30 Sep. 2024
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Jacqueline D. Wernimont, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Nov. 2024
Camp McCoy received prisoners from Europe and Asia, including the first Japanese prisoner of war, an ensign who was captured at Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941.
—Chris Foran, Journal Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2024
The South Vietnamese flag flew high alongside ensigns for the Confederacy and MAGA and QAnon.
—Yiyun Li, Harper's Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024
June 5, 1946 Carter graduates from the U.S. Naval Academy and is assigned to the USS Wyoming as an ensign.
—George Petras, USA TODAY, 30 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ensign
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No standard-issue heartthrob, Law began his career as a veritable emblem of intimidating, unattainable, sometimes self-sabotaging male beauty.Guy Lodge, Variety, 12 Dec. 2024
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For photographer Amanda Lopez, her image goes beyond religion, serving as a powerful emblem of home.Pablo Valdivia, NPR, 7 Dec. 2024
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Leon raised his Rickey Henderson flag outside his Oakland home.Melissa Lockard, The Athletic, 21 Dec. 2024
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The Senate report highlights Alito's resistance to recuse himself from cases involving President-elect Donald Trump or the January 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol riot after flags associated with the insurrection were seen flying at two of his homes.Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
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After the astonishing season Botafogo have enjoyed, he is viewed by many in Brazil as a symbol of everything that can go right when an outside investor comes in.Matt Woosnam, The Athletic, 21 Dec. 2024
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Many theories exist as to the original purpose of Stonehenge, including a burial site, astronomical observatory, religious or worship site, some sort of gesture or symbol, or a place of ritual or healing.Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024
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Advertisement As the years pass, those banners hanging inside Pauley Pavilion fade like the memories of those championships.Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
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James Gunn appears to be taking the DC Universe in a solid new direction with the first film under the new DCU banner.Erik Kain, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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With stacks of Nike shoeboxes, Jordan Brand drawstring bags and winter coats, and apparel boasting the logos of local sports teams — even the Mets — kids were able to leave in style.Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 24 Dec. 2024
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The punk band the Offspring expressed its admiration by selling bootleg merchandise with the company’s logo.Hua Hsu, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
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“Ensign.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ensign. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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