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 Vatican's media office posted video to social media late Monday showing the doors of Francis' apartment being tied shut with red ribbon, then sealed with red wax.
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Lauren Frayer, NPR, 22 Apr. 2025
Adorn it with tasty treats by stapling red ribbon to ears of field corn and hanging them from the branches.
—Halee Miller Van Ryswyk, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Dec. 2024
Below ground, Red Ribbon, a hidden cocktail lounge, nods to Asheville’s spirited anti-Prohibitionists, who wore red ribbons as a symbol of defiance.
—Jenn Rice, AFAR Media, 26 Mar. 2025
Getty Images Red Ribbon Week carries his memory forward
Shortly after his death, members of his hometown of Calexico began wearing red ribbons to commemorate his sacrifice and launched the Camarena Club in his honor, according to the DEA.
—Cara Tabachnick, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2025
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Lauren Frayer, NPR, 22 Apr. 2025
Adorn it with tasty treats by stapling red ribbon to ears of field corn and hanging them from the branches.
—Halee Miller Van Ryswyk, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Dec. 2024
Below ground, Red Ribbon, a hidden cocktail lounge, nods to Asheville’s spirited anti-Prohibitionists, who wore red ribbons as a symbol of defiance.
—Jenn Rice, AFAR Media, 26 Mar. 2025
Getty Images Red Ribbon Week carries his memory forward
Shortly after his death, members of his hometown of Calexico began wearing red ribbons to commemorate his sacrifice and launched the Camarena Club in his honor, according to the DEA.
—Cara Tabachnick, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2025
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“Red ribbon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/red%20ribbon. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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