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as in trademark
a device (as a word) identifying the maker of a piece of merchandise and legally reserved for the exclusive use of that person or company
a company that was sued for using a name that was very similar to a rival's brand
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as in stain
a mark of guilt or disgrace
always felt that her shabby clothes showed the brand of poverty
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as in sword
a hand weapon with a length of metal sharpened on one or both sides and usually tapered to a sharp point
on the battlefield lies our hero, slain by some fell brand
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as in to etch
to produce a vivid impression of
the exact words my father spoke as he left us are branded in my memory
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Recent Examples of brand
Jenny S. Li, Variety, 14 June 2026
And brands like Rare Beauty are using Substack more like a modern magazine than a polished marketing channel.
—Kian Bakhtiari, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026
Will Oremus, The Atlantic, 10 June 2026
He’s been branded as a special teams ace who occasionally trots out on offense.
—Charlotte Observer, 9 June 2026
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Noun
Chinese brand Honor used the opening red carpet of the Shanghai International Film Festival to debut its Robot Phone, a device that marries AI interaction with a high-resolution camera that extends from the phone body like an antenna, moves on its own, and retracts when not in use.
—Jenny S. Li, Variety, 14 June 2026
And brands like Rare Beauty are using Substack more like a modern magazine than a polished marketing channel.
—Kian Bakhtiari, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026
Verb
The sloptimizers figured out that chatbots rely heavily on such rankings—and fail to differentiate between independent product reviews and the ones that brands post on their own website.
—Will Oremus, The Atlantic, 10 June 2026
He’s been branded as a special teams ace who occasionally trots out on offense.
—Charlotte Observer, 9 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brand
Noun
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After losing Saint Pepsi to trademark law, DeRobertis and future funk took diverging paths—the former towards nu-disco and synthpop, the latter towards a new artistic disposition made up of anime girls and neon colors.—
Billie Bugara,
Pitchfork,
13 June 2026
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This single recipe has become one of my culinary trademarks.—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
13 June 2026
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Seal grout lines once or twice a year to protect against moisture, dirt, and stains, reducing future cleaning efforts.—
Jamie Cuccinelli,
Martha Stewart,
10 June 2026
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The Andrew and Fergie scandals have, without a doubt, left a stain on the British royal family.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
10 June 2026
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Recipients of the emperor’s mercy were given symbolic wooden swords to carry with them in perpetuity.—
Cullen Murphy,
The Atlantic,
13 June 2026
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Meanwhile, a co-op game turned the four of us demoing it into ninjas defending a castle by slashing our swords on beat.—
Jordan Minor,
PC Magazine,
11 June 2026
Verb
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Hard water leaves white deposits on glass that can etch the surface.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
12 June 2026
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The movie took place in a galaxy far, far away, but it was etched into my young mind for good.—
Brijesh Prabhakar,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
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Anthropic spent this spring fighting a Pentagon supply-chain-risk designation that excluded it from Defense Department contracts, a label a federal judge suggested looked like punishment after the company refused to let the military use Claude for mass surveillance and autonomous weapons.—
Sandy Carter,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
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If needed, a general garden insecticide made for use on ornamental plants would control the ants and scale following label instructions.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 June 2026
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The prosecutor’s subjective good faith does not cure the retaliatory taint.—
Antonio Pequeño IV,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
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The good news is that the gala survived its Bezos taint.—
Culture Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
5 May 2026
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Just last week on June 2, a bear attack injured four people at a steel factory in Fukushima, about 170 kilometers (105 miles) from Utsunomiya.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
9 June 2026
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Standing with the aid of the heavy steel braces on his legs and of his son James, who held his left elbow, Roosevelt had thrown out the first ball.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 June 2026
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One tasteful choice is patterned aluminum trim to envelop the dash and doors, hand-engraved with a guilloche technique, similar to what’s employed on a high-end watch case.—
Lawrence Ulrich,
Robb Report,
12 June 2026
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Visitors can observe the Wall of Names where their names are engraved on 40 large marble panels, look out over the field where their remains lie to this day and listen to the Tower of Voices, a one-of-a-kind wind chime structure that honors those 40 voices through sound.—
USA TODAY Network,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
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“Brand.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brand. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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