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a special group of pictures that belong to a person, family, or group of people and that are shown on a shield
the monarch's official coat of arms
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Recent Examples of coat of arms
The immodest middle section celebrates their grandson, Charles V, who commissioned this facade and decorated it with the complex coat of arms of the mighty Habsburg Empire.
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Rick Steves, Chicago Tribune, 20 Jan. 2026
Then the brand’s logo was criticized for resembling the coat of arms of a small Spanish town.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 26 Dec. 2025
That coat of arms, designed by the College of Arms in London and approved by the Queen, united William and Kate's separate shields in one design as husband and wife.
—Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 20 Nov. 2025
The thistle flower — part of Loro Piana’s coat of arms since 1951 — is featured in a vitrine, in a field of vases.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 17 Oct. 2025
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Rick Steves, Chicago Tribune, 20 Jan. 2026
Then the brand’s logo was criticized for resembling the coat of arms of a small Spanish town.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 26 Dec. 2025
That coat of arms, designed by the College of Arms in London and approved by the Queen, united William and Kate's separate shields in one design as husband and wife.
—Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 20 Nov. 2025
The thistle flower — part of Loro Piana’s coat of arms since 1951 — is featured in a vitrine, in a field of vases.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 17 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coat of arms
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While she’s known for perfecting the art of the lip balm and on-point nail colors, her scent rotation is pretty impressive, too.—
Jennifer Hussein,
Allure,
14 Mar. 2026
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The mark incorporates the franchise’s signature tri-star — a nod to the Tennessee state flag — alongside the team’s traditional blue, white and red colors.—
Zach Powell,
New York Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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Simply break out into two teams, and roll the four bocce balls toward the jack without displacing it.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Mar. 2026
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No one in my generation remembers the huge labor force of switchboard operators, but in the 1950s there were 340,000 workers physically plugging cords into jacks to connect callers to one another (roughly equivalent to the number of dental assistants today).—
Rachyl Jones,
semafor.com,
11 Mar. 2026
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One wonders, though, if the rules--the standards, the best practices--were followed when the Tomahawk was launched.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Mar. 2026
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Over the ensuing 10 months, the Vatican undertook extensive renovations to the papal apartment in the Apostolic Palace, which hadn’t been used during Francis’ 12-year papacy and was in dire need of an update to bring its electric, plumbing and other utilities up to standard.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Mar. 2026
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There’s also this beautiful pendant from Albert Cheuret that’s hanging in my bathroom.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
12 Mar. 2026
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Look to Hermès for a fresh take on jewelry styling by coiling a silk scarf around a pendant and pairing with a simple button-up and trousers.—
Andrea Zendejas,
Vogue,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Coat of arms.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coat%20of%20arms. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.
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