badge

noun

Definition of badgenext
1
as in insignia

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2
as in medal

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Recent Examples of badge First was a Drug Enforcement Administration badge and ID with Horsch’s photo on it, but the ID was fake, and Horsch has never worked for the DEA, according to court documents. — Danny Freeman, CNN Money, 1 July 2026 That badge allowed former surfer Conan Hayes, who was acquainted with election-denier and MyPillow founder Mike Lindell, to enter the secure room where the machines were stored and take images of the voting machines and associated data. — Joey Garrison, USA Today, 30 June 2026 Truelove showed the trooper a sheriff's office badge and identification card, the release says. — Arkansas Online, 30 June 2026 Technically gifted, fearless, tireless, and always ready to fight for the badge. — Tim Spiers, New York Times, 30 June 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
  • The sixth-year coach locks his eyes on the man’s shirt and sees a Carolina Panthers insignia.
    — Michael Silver, New York Times, 16 June 2026
  • The event has been held annually since 1948, and at the annual service, the sovereign invests any new Companions with the Order's insignia in the Throne Room of Windsor Castle.
    — Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 15 June 2026
Definition of insignia
Noun
  • At a private ceremony at the Vatican in April, Stango presented the pope with the medal in person.
    — Danny Freeman, CNN Money, 3 July 2026
  • Wearing the medal around his neck, Leo spoke to the center from Rome.
    — Steven Sloan, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026
Definition of medal
Noun
  • More Jews report hiding their Star of David necklaces along with other Jewish emblems; 73% report experiencing antisemitism online.
    — John Blake, CNN Money, 5 July 2026
  • Perhaps the most iconic emblem of July 4 is a nighttime sky full of fireworks, and this year will be no exception.
    — Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 4 July 2026
Definition of emblem
Noun
  • Winning another Emmy is off the table, though, making this a race between the gifted Seehorn, a perennial Emmy underachiever, and Russell, nominated five times as actor and still looking for her first trophy.
    — Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
  • Brazil had high hopes of lifting the trophy for the first time since 2002 and finally adding a sixth star to its famed canary yellow jersey, but the long wait continues.
    — Ben Church, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
Definition of trophy
Noun
  • From the peaks of the Sahyadri mountains, crests of the Western Ghats which loom dramatically above us, the Vavali stream flows down to the lake-like Pawna reservoir.
    — Horatio Clare, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 June 2026
  • Behind the judge’s chair hung a massive crest of an eagle with wings spread, its fierce beak turned stage right.
    — William Finnegan, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
Definition of crest
Noun
  • Wrap a wide ribbon multiple times around to hide the elastic to elevate the classic look.
    — Odeya Pinkus, InStyle, 8 July 2026
  • Amid her mother Nancy Guthrie’s ongoing abduction case, Savannah’s co-hosts and guests were spotted wearing yellow ribbons.
    — Rachel McRady, PEOPLE, 7 July 2026
Definition of ribbon
Noun
  • So much for the logo-mania that, for years, defined China’s Gen Z and millennial shoppers.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 8 July 2026
  • According to that ruling, all Division I teams will be permitted up to two commercial logos on their uniforms, each no larger than four square inches.
    — Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 8 July 2026
Definition of logo
Noun
  • The other took place before the fifth inning when home-plate umpire Scott Barry left the game and Manny Gonzalez needed time to assemble his gear.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 July 2026
  • With runners on second and third, in a 1-2 count, Pages extended to the outside edge of the plate to get around a slider and send it through the left side of the infield.
    — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026
Definition of plate

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