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Recent Examples of cockade
French revolutionaries pinned cockades to their clothes; suffragettes slung purple-and-green sashlike ribbons across their chests.
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Alice Robb, Vogue, 29 Nov. 2023
As a general and eventual emperor, Napoleon wore the cockade to symbolize his own revolutionary leadership.
—Jenny Goldsberry, Washington Examiner, 19 Nov. 2023
Lafayette, on his return to France in 1779, was a hero with all the glamour of revolution clinging to his cockade, as charismatic as Che Guevara in the sixties, but with a better character.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2021
In revolutionary France, the Marquis de Lafayette, the same French aristocrat who fought in the American revolutionary war, is said to have designed the red, blue and white cockade.
—The Economist, 17 June 2020
Nearly 500 costume makers and enthusiasts from around the world converged on the DoubleTree Hotel at Hazard Center this weekend for panels on makeup transformations, fun with fosshape, beginner embroidery and ribbon cockades.
—David Garrick, sandiegouniontribune.com, 14 May 2018
Alice Robb, Vogue, 29 Nov. 2023
As a general and eventual emperor, Napoleon wore the cockade to symbolize his own revolutionary leadership.
—Jenny Goldsberry, Washington Examiner, 19 Nov. 2023
Lafayette, on his return to France in 1779, was a hero with all the glamour of revolution clinging to his cockade, as charismatic as Che Guevara in the sixties, but with a better character.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2021
In revolutionary France, the Marquis de Lafayette, the same French aristocrat who fought in the American revolutionary war, is said to have designed the red, blue and white cockade.
—The Economist, 17 June 2020
Nearly 500 costume makers and enthusiasts from around the world converged on the DoubleTree Hotel at Hazard Center this weekend for panels on makeup transformations, fun with fosshape, beginner embroidery and ribbon cockades.
—David Garrick, sandiegouniontribune.com, 14 May 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cockade
Noun
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The insurance plan is used is the 2026 second lowest-cost silver plan for essential health benefits with age adjustments.—
Berkeley Lovelace Jr,
NBC news,
31 Oct. 2025
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Megan wore a halter-neck black gown complete with an intricate silver asymmetrical belt detail at the hips.—
Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Princess Beatrice, 37, wore a name tag on a lanyard with her business casual outfit, and a close look showed that her royal title on the badge wasn't technically correct.—
Janine Henni,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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The resulting car was unveiled at the 1989 Detroit Auto Show as the Lexus LS400, the first car to wear the badge of Toyota’s new luxury brand.—
Will Sabel Courtney,
Robb Report,
30 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The 35-year-old Olympic gold medalist has rapidly climbed to the top of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, or UFC.—
Victoria Moorwood,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
26 Oct. 2025
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Jade Cargill's Comeback Cargill had been riding a wave of momentum during her WWE run, even capturing tag team gold with Bianca Belair.—
Fernando Quiles Jr,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The number also featured a gigantic gray rosette right smack dab in the middle.—
Kelsey Stewart,
Footwear News,
31 Oct. 2025
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Pipe border using a rosette tip around bottom of cake with remaining 1/2 cup Chocolate Truffle Filling.—
Libby Monteith Minor,
Southern Living,
6 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Upopby Lantern-Sleeve Turtleneck Sweater with Buttons Lantern sleeves with faux pearl button details at the cuffs give this black turtleneck sweater an elegant flourish.—
Jamie Allison Sanders,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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Designed so that the needle is hidden until injection — a process that is prompted by the push of a button — the ClearPen is reusable and can be loaded with single-use doses of corticosteroids.—
Noor Lobad,
Footwear News,
29 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The Olympic bronze medalist in the 2024 Paris Games took home first place in the 2024 Tokyo, 2022 Chicago and 2021 Boston Marathons.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
2 Nov. 2025
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Both men will have bronze bas-relief plaques in Cooperstown, but only Ohtani will have a 2025 World Series ring.—
Steve Rushin,
The Atlantic,
2 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The photos showed the reality TV star sitting in an emergency room chair holding an ice pack to his face.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
26 Oct. 2025
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On possession after possession, González picked up Brunson full court and tried his best to pester the Knicks star.—
Jay King,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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No visible insignia identified them as state or federal — or even legal authorities at all.—
J. David McSwane,
ProPublica,
18 Oct. 2025
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Evidence also allegedly showed him in photographs and videos taken around the time of the attack in combat gear, carrying weapons and standing with armed militants, sometimes wearing NRB insignia and Hamas-style headbands.—
Greg Norman , Michael Dorgan,
FOXNews.com,
17 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Cockade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cockade. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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