badges

Definition of badgesnext
plural of badge

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of badges If employees have company ID badges, the information should be on a card that can be kept with their badge. Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 27 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for badges
Noun
  • Russian troops, having removed the insignia from their uniforms, spilled out of that base and took positions across Crimea, daring the Ukrainian troops stationed on the peninsula to resist.
    Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 21 Jan. 2026
  • Many wore yellow T-shirts and caps emblazoned with the insignia of the ruling National Resistance Movement — and images of the octogenarian president.
    Emmanuel Akinwotu, NPR, 15 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • The 1906 Intercalated Games were considered Olympic Games by the International Olympic Committee at the time, but the IOC no longer recognizes the event or its medals.
    Doha Madani, NBC news, 1 Feb. 2026
  • After more than 17 months, American gymnast Jordan Chiles secured a legal victory after the loss of one of her Olympic medals.
    Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Stroke by stroke, the emblems take shape over time; time Rollins spends reflecting on the drug charges that landed him in jail and what the experience has cost him.
    Spencer Wilson, CBS News, 10 Dec. 2025
  • Through these stories, audiences learned to view extravagant dwellings as not just emblems of individual success but portals into a fantasy life.
    Kim Hew-Low, The Atlantic, 10 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Eilish is a big Grammy favorite, with a zillion trophies already on her shelf, but — come on — enough is enough.
    Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Josh Allen and Lamar Jackson can surely get into the Pro Football Hall of Fame based on at least that limited playoff advancement and their MVP trophies.
    Tim Cowlishaw, Dallas Morning News, 26 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • The Scottish Tartans Museum and Heritage Center, the only one of its kind in the country, has the ability to search family crests and tartans.
    Trudy Haywood Saunders, Travel + Leisure, 27 Jan. 2026
  • In addition to the Skagit River at Mount Vernon, several other rivers saw record crests, according to an NBC News analysis, including at the Snohomish River in Snohomish, the Cedar River in Renton, the Nooksack River in North Cedarville and the Grays River in Rosburg.
    Patrick Smith, NBC news, 12 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • For more than two years, Israelis pinned yellow ribbons to their lapels and gathered to remember the hostages abducted during the deadliest day in the country’s history.
    Sam Metz, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Yard signs, flags, murals, memorials, ribbons and graffiti silently speak volumes of what this city and region have faced, conveying the idea that life here doesn’t move on from grief but instead moves forward hand in hand with it and forever changed by it.
    Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 24 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Meanwhile, the atmospheric rooftop lounge, Charmaine’s, offers small plates, bubbles and bold cocktails.
    Forbes Travel Guide, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
  • The findings may explain why scientists have observed ice crystals appearing in a wide variety of forms, from prisms to flat plates.
    Miriam Fauzia, Dallas Morning News, 26 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • During the administration of former strongman Nicolás Maduro, El Helicoide became one of the most emblematic symbols of political repression in Venezuela.
    Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 31 Jan. 2026
  • Organizational psychologists and anthropologists have long studied the importance of symbols and ritual in culture and the workplace.
    Rustin Dodd, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2026

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“Badges.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/badges. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.

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