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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
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.
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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
Related Articles Kicking off this latest chapter, the brand unveiled a new logo centered around the M insignia and appointed Alexa Chung, who is of Chinese descent, a brand ambassador.
—Tianwei Zhang, WWD, 22 Jan. 2025
Found among the royal accessories were insignia made for these rulers’ burial chambers.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Jan. 2025
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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
Related Articles Kicking off this latest chapter, the brand unveiled a new logo centered around the M insignia and appointed Alexa Chung, who is of Chinese descent, a brand ambassador.
—Tianwei Zhang, WWD, 22 Jan. 2025
Found among the royal accessories were insignia made for these rulers’ burial chambers.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for insignia
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Ancient Greeks and Romans often decorated sculptures with colorful paint, as well as jewelry, fabrics, flowers, garlands and ribbons.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
20 Mar. 2025
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Sabrina wore a white sleeveless A-line midi dress with a sheer veil covered in tiny ribbon bows for a portion of the photo shoot.—
Raven Brunner,
People.com,
18 Mar. 2025
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Refreshingly, all entry points still have that quintessential feeling of sturdiness that the badge has always been known for, too, with doors requiring a more-substantial-than-usual push to close them properly, and the large handles themselves have a wonderfully mechanical feel to them.—
Peter Nelson,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
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Some of Griffin’s clues were a little more niche, like the badge being a reference to Van Der Beek’s 2001 film Texas Rangers, and a VHS tape with a jack-o’-lantern sticker on it, which could be a nod to the actor’s uncredited appearance in 2000’s Scary Movie.—
Andy Swift,
TVLine,
12 Mar. 2025
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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
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Brady could rise to No. 1 in the welterweight division, though Muhammad is already scheduled to defend his title against Jack Della Maddalena in May.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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Liberty won the Conference USA Championship title game over Jacksonville State 79-67 to secure their trip to the NCAA Tournament.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
22 Mar. 2025
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“Insignia.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insignia. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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