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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
Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
Even classic American brands like Huffy and Schwinn are primarily manufactured in China.
—Scott Horsley, NPR, 29 Mar. 2026
Alexandra Glorioso, Miami Herald, 23 Mar. 2026
Teams can review which landing pages currently attract organic traffic, measure the share of branded versus non-branded queries, and group traffic by intent categories such as learn, compare, do, and buy.
—Jason Phillips, jsonline.com, 19 Mar. 2026
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Noun
This is a brand new field and this is a young scientist who, at that time, had just begun her program in engineering and had this creative idea of possibly using dead organisms as robots, creating an entirely new field of necrobotics.
—Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
Even classic American brands like Huffy and Schwinn are primarily manufactured in China.
—Scott Horsley, NPR, 29 Mar. 2026
Verb
Since the covid-19 pandemic, DeSantis has successfully branded himself as a conservative fighter.
—Alexandra Glorioso, Miami Herald, 23 Mar. 2026
Teams can review which landing pages currently attract organic traffic, measure the share of branded versus non-branded queries, and group traffic by intent categories such as learn, compare, do, and buy.
—Jason Phillips, jsonline.com, 19 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brand
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The scene is punctuated by Carrey’s trademark physical comedy skills and elastic facial expressions.—
Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 Mar. 2026
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The only skater to have successfully landed a quad axel in competition performed only a triple version of his trademark jump.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
26 Mar. 2026
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Designed with convenience and your busy lifestyle in mind, MY MAGIC CARPET rugs protect floors from scratches, spills and stains.—
Tory Johnson,
ABC News,
1 Apr. 2026
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Our editors tested over a dozen shower cleaners to find the ones that are most effective at removing soap scum and water stains.—
Josh Feldman,
NBC news,
1 Apr. 2026
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The sword was taken as evidence, and Fernandez was arrested.—
Steven Yablonski,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
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From fire irons to swords, guns to clothes airers, Nesbø — who wrote the screenplay himself — finds a myriad ways to dispatch his unlucky victims, a significant number of whom also lose limbs before bleeding out.—
K.J. Yossman,
Variety,
27 Mar. 2026
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When commissioners hold their first meeting in the new chambers Thursday, they will be seated in a building again reflecting its 1930s heyday as a seaplane terminal, before plaster and acoustic tile masked the historic designs etched on the ceilings.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
26 Mar. 2026
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Ride past dry-stone walls, Irish-language signposts, and grid-like limestone fields etched by generations.—
Condé Nast Traveler,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Mar. 2026
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The media came up with another label.—
Lauren Clark,
CBS News,
29 Mar. 2026
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Nearly everything from HVACs and lighting to sink hooks and ceiling fans in affordable housing projects that get federal dollars must carry the Made in the USA label.—
Charlotte Kramon,
Fortune,
28 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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Iran, a war targeting regime change and the destruction of its nuclear capacities — laudable goals — also has the suspicious taint of being all about oil.—
Markos Kounalakis,
Mercury News,
5 Mar. 2026
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The circular concrete structure stands in stark contrast to the rectangular steel-and-glass buildings that surround it.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
30 Mar. 2026
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For example, large steel structures known as jackets were transported from the Dutch port of Vlissingen to the North Sea.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Mar. 2026
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Less than six months after Cesar Chavez died, his family members were in Santa Ana engraving their names in cement during a groundbreaking for Cesar Chavez Continuation High School.—
Claire Wang,
Oc Register,
18 Mar. 2026
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Looking ecstatic and dazed, Arkapaw, who’s also the first Black director of photography to win an Oscar, ascended the platform to get her statue engraved beside her young son.—
Brittany Levine Beckman,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Mar. 2026
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“Brand.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brand. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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