red ribbon
noun
: a red ribbon usually with appropriate words or markings awarded the second-place winner in a competition
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Charlotte had her hair half-up with a red ribbon, while the Princess of Wales, 44, also slicked back her locks in a half-ponytail accented with a black velvet bow.
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Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 26 Jan. 2026
At a private ceremony, Macron decorated Williams as a Knight, placing a metal with a red ribbon on his French blue suit, which the designer wore with a white shirt and no tie.
—Miles Socha, Footwear News, 26 Jan. 2026
Jesse was buried in a shoebox, tied with a red ribbon, and laid to rest at Priceville Memorial Gardens in Tupelo.
—Bob Mehr, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 6 Jan. 2026
There’s a picture of me, not quite a year old, in a blue sailor suit and a red ribbon tied around my neck, staring avidly at a picture book.
—Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025
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Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 26 Jan. 2026
At a private ceremony, Macron decorated Williams as a Knight, placing a metal with a red ribbon on his French blue suit, which the designer wore with a white shirt and no tie.
—Miles Socha, Footwear News, 26 Jan. 2026
Jesse was buried in a shoebox, tied with a red ribbon, and laid to rest at Priceville Memorial Gardens in Tupelo.
—Bob Mehr, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 6 Jan. 2026
There’s a picture of me, not quite a year old, in a blue sailor suit and a red ribbon tied around my neck, staring avidly at a picture book.
—Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025
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“Red ribbon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/red%20ribbon. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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