branding

Definition of brandingnext
present participle of brand
as in etching
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 branding Nonprofit creative organization Big Car is branding its Garfield Park campus as the Contemporary Art Museum of Indianapolis, or CAMi. Domenica Bongiovanni, IndyStar, 5 Dec. 2025 Overregulation or outright bans risk branding San Diego as business-unfriendly and resistant to future innovation. Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Dec. 2025 Air Aroma, a global scent branding agency that works with private homeowners as well as large companies and hotel groups, reports a rise in demand for custom home scents. Francesca Perry, Vogue, 26 Nov. 2025 Thomas is charged with human trafficking, while Robertson is charged with human trafficking, transporting a person from out of state into the state for human trafficking, branding in relation to human trafficking, deriving support from proceeds of prostitution, and battery. Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 25 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for branding
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  • Advanced Micro-Fabrication Equipment’s etching tools are used in 5-nanometre chip production, while Shanghai Micro Electronics Equipment supplies packaging lithography systems for data centre chips.
    Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 19 Jan. 2026
  • According to Stein, the acid can eat away at the stone’s finish and cause dull spots or etching.
    Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 17 Jan. 2026
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  • But in all realities, the E3 uses two auto-focus points – like a stereo range finder – for engraving over uneven or concave/convex surfaces.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 14 Nov. 2025
  • Just start engraving the Tony statues right now.
    EW Staff, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Oct. 2025
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  • There’s something funny about those things imprinting your mind.
    Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2026
  • They are created using a special 3D mold for imprinting the details.
    Megan McIntyre, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025

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“Branding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/branding. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.

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