red ribbon

noun

: a red ribbon usually with appropriate words or markings awarded the second-place winner in a competition

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The warehouse’s general manager, a compact man in a blue floral dress shirt, cut a red ribbon. Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025 As officials cut a red ribbon on the steps of the town hall, the sounds of buzzsaws, hammers, and construction vehicles echoed throughout the streets. Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2025 The opening, with a speech by Mayor Cindy Darling, a red ribbon cutting and the blessing of a local priest, was considered to be one of the buzziest, new-restaurant openings in the city’s downtown for quite some time. Martha Ross, Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2025 Three scarlet amaryllis flowers tied together with a red ribbon. Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for red ribbon

Word History

First Known Use

1872, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of red ribbon was in 1872

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“Red ribbon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/red%20ribbon. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.

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