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a sign which shows that a person is a member of a particular group or has a particular rank and that is often worn or displayed
Their jackets have the school's insignia on the front. a military insignia
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Recent Examples of insignia
The Vatican does still release sede vacante coins, however, featuring the same parasol insignia, now on a Euro.
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The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 26 Sep. 2024
Russian medals, insignia, military whatnots, uniform caps for sale—
memorabilia = cherished, no matter what.
—Marianne Boruch, The New York Review of Books, 20 Feb. 2025
Footage verified from social media illustrates the RSF’s advance; videos show armed fighters wearing the RSF’s hallmark tan camouflage and insignia capturing a militia outpost on the edge of the camp.
—Avery Schmitz, Aleena Fayaz and Kaila Nichols, CNN, 14 Feb. 2025
Boom boxes and street gang insignias and clothing motifs were banned.
—Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2024
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The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 26 Sep. 2024
Russian medals, insignia, military whatnots, uniform caps for sale—
memorabilia = cherished, no matter what.
—Marianne Boruch, The New York Review of Books, 20 Feb. 2025
Footage verified from social media illustrates the RSF’s advance; videos show armed fighters wearing the RSF’s hallmark tan camouflage and insignia capturing a militia outpost on the edge of the camp.
—Avery Schmitz, Aleena Fayaz and Kaila Nichols, CNN, 14 Feb. 2025
Boom boxes and street gang insignias and clothing motifs were banned.
—Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for insignia
Noun
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Shaved into ribbons with a mandoline, the raw vegetables’ tender crunch shines through.—
Scott Clark,
Saveur,
3 Apr. 2025
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Its rotating stone and gem-set planets come adorned with gold ribbon with the engraved names of the planets inspired by 18th-century celestial charts.—
Justin Fenner,
Robb Report,
1 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The front badge is also lighted, while Cadillac’s signature vertical light blades adorn the front and rear.—
Mark Phelan,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2025
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In its app, Perfect Game awards digital badges to players whose pitches are in the top velocity percentiles, gamifying a physically risky act and transforming it into bragging rights for teen-age boys.—
Lindsey Adler,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Lane also noted that Spencer was supposed to be on the ice Wednesday night as a medal presenter.—
Steve Buckley,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
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The very best can cement themselves as medal favorites for the 2026 Milan Cortina Games.—
Nick Zaccardi,
NBC news,
25 Mar. 2025
Noun
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In 2023, at age 19, Gauff won the U.S. Open singles title.—
Tim Newcomb,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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That race clinched Schumacher the 2001 drivers’s championship and Ferrari the constructors’s championship, which was the first back-to-back title in the team’s history.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
3 Apr. 2025
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“Insignia.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insignia. Accessed 8 Apr. 2025.
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