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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
Shep Hyken, Forbes.com, 10 May 2026
After season 1 premiered, Davy launched a collection with the brand.
—Hannah Kerns, PEOPLE, 10 May 2026
Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 6 May 2026
Other than branding, what does a gold bar today have to do with the California gold rush?
—Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
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Noun
Walmart isn’t asking customers to relearn or accept a new version of the brand.
—Shep Hyken, Forbes.com, 10 May 2026
After season 1 premiered, Davy launched a collection with the brand.
—Hannah Kerns, PEOPLE, 10 May 2026
Verb
The new location — branded El Semáforo Taqueria & Birreria — will open on Wednesday, May 5, founder and co-owner Fernando Mora said.
—Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 6 May 2026
Other than branding, what does a gold bar today have to do with the California gold rush?
—Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brand
Noun
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Last month, Maren Flagg, who is suing Taylor Swift for trademark infringement over The Life of a Showgirl, filed a motion for a preliminary injunction.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
8 May 2026
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Through its trademark, Federal Retirement Made Simple™, this observation has informed FEBA’s ongoing focus on education, with an emphasis on making complex systems more understandable without overwhelming the individual.—
Jason Phillips,
USA Today,
8 May 2026
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By that time, an EPA panel had determined the type of stain-resistant chemicals used by carpet manufacturers were likely carcinogenic.—
DYLAN JACKSON,
ABC News,
6 May 2026
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Photos showed large, blue stains on the counter and floor, indicating blood had been cleaned from those areas.—
Evy Lewis,
Chicago Tribune,
6 May 2026
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An altercation outside of a Venice apartment complex led to an attack with a samurai sword.—
Deborah Vankin,
Los Angeles Times,
9 May 2026
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In Boston, on the same weekend, officers shot and killed a man in the Fenway neighborhood after police say the man attacked first responders with a sword.—
Louisa Moller,
CBS News,
9 May 2026
Verb
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This call by the Bulls crew is forever etched into my brain.—
Zach Harper,
New York Times,
7 May 2026
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Satellite imagery near Ajo, Arizona, showed what appeared to be bulldozer tracks cutting a path approximately sixty to seventy feet wide across a colossal fish etched into the earth.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
6 May 2026
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The secret to the best control is to make the insecticide applications, following label instructions, before flower buds begin to open.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 May 2026
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Some labels only give a height, usually after 10 years.—
Beth Botts,
Chicago Tribune,
9 May 2026
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There’s a purity here, the course free from the taint of bureaucracy governing so much of the academy.—
Peter Wayne Moe,
Longreads,
26 Mar. 2026
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So long-reaching was the taint of that shame, Kentucky’s Bill Spivey died in Costa Rica, a practical exile after he not only was run out of the college game, he was banned from the NBA, too.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
18 Mar. 2026
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Workers mixed mortar and drove a scissor lift to the edge of a concrete plinth surmounted by four steel rods—supports for the Buddha, whose sandstone body would slide down them in four parts, like beads in an abacus.—
Julian Lucas,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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The dialogue examined moving away from the fossil-fuel-intensive reliance on concrete and steel.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Footwear News,
4 May 2026
Verb
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There's even a nod to analog detail with depth of field lines decoratively engraved on the case and a read button that resembles a shutter release.—
Shirl Leigh
May 09,
New Atlas,
9 May 2026
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His name, though, wasn’t engraved on the Stanley Cup.—
Peter Baugh,
New York Times,
7 May 2026
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“Brand.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brand. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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