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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 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
Noun
Meanwhile, the focus on sustainability and innovation is growing, and manufacturers said that brands are not increasing prices. Mayu Saini, Sourcing Journal, 28 Jan. 2025 Now, Trump is defiantly dressed in yet another single-breasted tuxedo jacket from the Italian brand. Leah Dolan, CNN, 28 Jan. 2025
Verb
Critics argue that this emphasis on branding risks prioritizing marketability over literary merit. Jd Barker, Rolling Stone, 23 Jan. 2025 Most any food branded as a superfood today has roots in an ethnic or indigenous community, and at one time was much less expensive. Emiene Wright, Charlotte Observer, 23 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for brand 
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Noun
  • Adidas’s tri-stripe trademark flanks her left leg, the high-contrast bands cutting a slope against the gridded wall behind her.
    Nick Remsen, Vogue, 1 Feb. 2025
  • Every practice and every game is that way for Maciejewski, who resonates as the emotional leader for the Titans who sets the tone, manner and personality with his trademark hustle.
    Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 1 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Allow it to air-dry and repeat until the stain is gone.
    Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 22 Jan. 2025
  • The dining table, dotted with water stains, remained.
    Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
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  • His death came after he was allegedly impaled with a samurai sword and blinded in one eye during an attack by a group of young tenants who lived in box trucks on his property.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025
  • Trump cut a cake adorned with a model of Air Force One — in a new paint scheme — with a sword at his Jan. 20 inaugural ball.
    Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 28 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Comic and illusionist Penn Jillette also contributed a biographical essay about his close friend, and another pal, comedy roast specialist Jeff Ross, came up with the album title, and one side of the double album is etched with a reproduction of Gilbert’s artwork, Chico Needed the Money.
    Frank DiGiacomo, Billboard, 3 Feb. 2025
  • But the Holocaust is etched onto her skin — A-26,959 tattooed on her left forearm, marking her for life, along with some other Auschwitz survivors.
    Jesse Kirsch, NBC News, 27 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The singer and actress selected a plunging LaPointe gown from the label’s pre-fall 2025 collection, layering on a fox fur coat.
    Hannah Malach, WWD, 2 Feb. 2025
  • When fertilizing potted citrus and avocado, use half as much as the label recommends for the same size plant in the ground.
    Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Such stories also give permission to new forms, while protecting designs from too strong a taint of faddishness, or of strenuous icon-making.
    Ian Parker, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
  • While Weiss had rejected any taint of politics in his approach, the investigation was the subject of much congressional scrutiny.
    Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 13 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • There was a tool that seemed purpose-built for stabbing—about a foot long, with a curved handle and a steel blade filed into the shape of a talon.
    Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
  • The frame is crafted with sturdy steel hardware and finished with an antique bronze powder accent.
    Maggie Horton, People.com, 27 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • In addition to the engraved imperial measurements, each cup and spoon also has engraved metric measurements for easy conversions.
    Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 24 Jan. 2025
  • The cookies are engraved with nine designs inspired by the artist, such as vinyl records and a guitar pick.
    Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 22 Jan. 2025

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“Brand.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brand. Accessed 7 Feb. 2025.

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