branded

Definition of brandednext
past tense of brand
as in engraved
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 branded The state has no income tax and no capital gains tax, and Miami in particular has branded itself as a business-friendly alternative to high-tax cities in California and elsewhere. Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2026 The hearings took place mid-pandemic, and Kathrin arrived in Vienna in her trademark black, wearing two face masks, one of them Glock branded, as well as plastic gloves. Simon Akam, Vanity Fair, 2 Apr. 2026 After consecutive years of other legislation that sought an outright repeal of the Medicaid expansion over rising expense to taxpayers, the work requirements bill was branded a compromise to rein in costs. Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 1 Apr. 2026 He's also branded South Korea a permanent enemy and rejected the idea of future unification. ABC News, 1 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for branded
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  • The white-gold indices, also hand-engraved, and star trails, evoking the night sky, are joined by 18-karat-pink-gold hands, a visible flying-tourbillon cage, a dual-register split-seconds flyback chronograph, and a semi-Gregorian perpetual calendar.
    Oren Hartov, Robb Report, 4 Apr. 2026
  • The statues are engraved, and the Vanity Fair Oscar Party took over its new home at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, complete with an A-plus-plus guest list, stunning costume changes for the red carpet, and, of course, In-N-Out burgers for all, served all night long.
    Vanity Fair, Vanity Fair, 16 Mar. 2026
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  • As waveguide smart glasses, the G2 uses flat, clear lenses with waveguides etched into them that redirect light projected from microprojectors built into the frames.
    Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Today, this history is etched into a landscape pockmarked with deep craters and atomic lakes, contaminated with radioactive isotopes cesium-137, strontium-90 and plutonium-239 that can remain dangerous for thousands of years.
    Magdalena Stawkowski, The Conversation, 8 Apr. 2026

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“Branded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/branded. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.

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