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
  • Not only in the stands that hold 80,000 people, but also on the grounds and walkways, too—every tunnel, ingress point, and food stand had a line, with mostly Italian insignia on view, though there was tons of American regalia too.
    Nick Remsen, Vogue, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Of all the hats Herschel Bloom wore during his life, his favorite was a baseball cap with the Yankees insignia on it, his friends said.
    Rebecca McCarthy, AJC.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Norway, which boasts the most medals in Winter Games history, does not award cash bonuses for podium finishes.
    Lee Ying Shan,Sydney Goh, CNBC, 16 Feb. 2026
  • Those three pilots teamed up to win nine medals in this World Cup season, more than any other nation — other than juggernaut Germany, which won 60 — in both men’s and women’s bobsledding combined.
    Tim Reynolds, Chicago Tribune, 15 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • There are so many better emblems out there, anyhow — look at any Netflix series that needs to state what’s happened in very explicit dialogue at least three times every episode!
    Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 11 Feb. 2026
  • For the past decade, the months of January in this town have been littered with Chiefs signs, emblems, banners and packed storefronts, from downtown to the Plaza, and from one side of State Line Road to the other.
    Sam McDowell February 8, Kansas City Star, 8 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Even after Powell’s first-round exit on Saturday, the Heat still stands alone as the only NBA team with five Three-Point Contest trophies.
    Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 15 Feb. 2026
  • Morikawa lifted two major championship trophies before his 25th birthday, but the last few seasons haven’t been so easy.
    Gabby Herzig, New York Times, 15 Feb. 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
  • In her hair, red and white lacy ribbons threaded through two braids in an Indigenous Mexican hairstyle.
    Jessica Ma, Dallas Morning News, 18 Feb. 2026
  • During the show’s broadcast Wednesday morning, hosts Hoda Kotb, Craig Melvin and Carson Daly, as well as Jenna Bush Hager, Sheinelle Jones and Al Roker all sported small yellow ribbons, similar to the ones that have begun cropping up in Nancy’s Arizona neighborhood.
    Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 18 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • There are eight appetizers and shareable plates for $10.
    Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
  • But in the off-season, O’Shea underwent foot surgery that required two plates and 11 screws to repair the damage.
    Scott M. Reid, Oc Register, 16 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The bold colors and the imagery − from indigenous symbols such as the Aztec calendar, pyramids, deity Quetzalcoatl and Olmec colossal heads to depictions of the Virgin Mary, Emiliano Zapata, Cesar Chavez and migrant fieldworkers − captivated him.
    Andrés Soto, USA Today, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Voluminous dresses decorated with heraldic symbols and folk scenes overflow their couches.
    Jane Wooldridge, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2026

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“Badges.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/badges. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.

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