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badge

noun

Definition of badgenext
1
as in insignia

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as in medal

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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of badge There was a red beeping light, and so the officer asked me to hand over my badge. — Greg Evans, Deadline, 19 Sep. 2026 After the hearing, La Strada was allegedly told to speak with Hoskins, who confirmed his badge was revoked at Hoskins’ direction. — Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 14 Sep. 2026 The 29-year-old wears his father’s badge number and even has joined the New York Police Department lacrosse team, which his dad founded. — Jennifer Peltz, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026 In the years since the attack, Lim donated Sirius' training leash and a badge to the 9/11 Memorial & Museum, which now act as a symbol honoring his life. — Pat Mueller, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for badge
Recent Examples of Synonyms for badge
  1. insignia
  2. medal
  3. emblem
  4. trophy
  5. crest
  6. ribbon
  7. logo
  8. plate
Noun
  • Russia could also deploy a limited number of troops, possibly without national insignia, into NATO countries on its border, the DDIS said.
    — Sam Meredith, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026
  • However, there is an interlocking NY insignia on his plaque in the hallowed halls of Cooperstown.
    — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of insignia
Noun
  • This week’s photographs include a public tour of serial killer Dorothea Puente’s former home and medals for the 319th Expeditionary Signal Battalion.
    — Nathaniel Levine, Sacbee.com, 27 Sep. 2026
  • Like the medals stripped from an Olympian found guilty of doping, these Emmys must be taken away.
    — Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of medal
Noun
  • Part nostalgia object and part mini marketing campaign, Thompson’s retro DVD Club is an unusually apt emblem for the weird baggage that comes with making a debut feature today.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 23 Sep. 2026
  • The project’s thoroughness would be almost comical were its subject not so stubbornly controversial, an emblem of all the contradictions embedded in who, exactly, Americans take themselves to be.
    — Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of emblem
Noun
  • For this mob, watches are as much assets to flip as trophies to collect.
    — Adam Erace, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2026
  • They were also presented by Thierry Frémaux with a copy of their Cannes best director award so that both had a trophy.
    — Callum McLennan, Variety, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of trophy
Noun
  • Showers will wrap up soon after midnight Monday, with some lingering in the Mono Lake area beyond the Sierra crest into Tuesday morning.
    — Sean Macaday, Sacbee.com, 21 Sep. 2026
  • In January, a non-native straw crest moth (Mesophleps silacella) was discovered during a routine inspection of luggage from Ghana.
    — Joseph Buczek, CBS News, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of crest
Noun
  • The long sleeves also packed on the drama with an exaggerated cuff and flowing fabric ribbons.
    — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 27 Sep. 2026
  • Then there was Florence Pugh, who continues to embrace soft romance with delicate, sumptuously blonde waves tied up with a sweet black ribbon.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of ribbon
Noun
  • While Swift didn’t initially declare the song a lead single for The Life of a Showgirl deluxe version, fans noticed that the album’s logo appeared under CD single versions on her official website.
    — Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2026
  • The shoes feature a classic round toe design, a Texas Rose leather sole and a leather insole embossed with the Paris Texas logo.
    — Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of logo
Noun
  • Ohtani, welcomed back in his first at-bat by a partial standing ovation, walked in his second plate appearance.
    — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Delray Beach, Boca Raton, Margate, Pembroke Pines and Plantation are among the cities in South Florida with license-plate cameras affected by the state directive.
    — Angie DiMichele, Sun Sentinel, 24 Sep. 2026
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“Badge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/badge. Accessed 28 Sep. 2026.

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