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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
Later, the tricolour seeped out from the cockade into the broader political sphere and is now immortalised in the French flag, a symbol of national identity and unity.
—The Economist, 17 June 2020
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
Later, the tricolour seeped out from the cockade into the broader political sphere and is now immortalised in the French flag, a symbol of national identity and unity.
—The Economist, 17 June 2020
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
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Kerley won the 2022 world championships in the event, and silver in the Tokyo Olympics.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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He will be joined by fellow Olympian Brody Malone, who won gold on parallel bars, silver on rings and bronze on pommel horse, along with horizontal bar winner Taylor Burkhart and pommel horse winner Patrick Hoopes.—
Rebecca Tauber,
New York Times,
11 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The Indiana State Fair has earned a top-10 badge among other top contenders like the Minnesota State Fair, the State Fair of Texas, the Iowa State Fair, and more.—
Samanta Habashy,
IndyStar,
7 Aug. 2025
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In 2009, Ford followed up the Blackwood and Mark LT with the F-150 Platinum, boasting the luxury features expected of a body-on-frame Lincoln but paired with a badge better associated with truck-dom.—
Will Sabel Courtney,
Robb Report,
5 Aug. 2025
Noun
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In 1948: Vicki Manalo Draves, the first Asian American to win Olympic gold three days earlier, in 3-meter springboard diving, doubled her achievement with a gold in 10-meter platform diving.—
Lorenzino Estrada,
AZCentral.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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There are also gold vermeil styles, which combine a sterling silver base with a gold overlay, and sterling silver hoops plated in gold.—
Lauren Alexis Fisher,
Footwear News,
7 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Among these, woodland sage and its hybrids make ideal selections for the border, with their dense basal rosettes and stunning floral display.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
31 July 2025
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The broad leaves are thick and fleshy, growing as attractive rosettes.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
18 July 2025
Noun
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With one gentle tap of the button on the top of the lamp, the warm orange light switches on and off.—
Elisabeth Sherman,
Parents,
7 Aug. 2025
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Lenovo bridges the gap with shortcut keys and some extra buttons, but ultimately, using Windows with a controller and touchscreen isn't that smooth of an experience.—
Brad Bourque,
Wired News,
4 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Bednarek has only beaten Lyles twice in their careers, both times being the Olympics, where Bednarek earned silver in Tokyo and Paris, with Lyles taking bronze.—
Katelyn Hutchison,
Forbes.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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The four-foot-tall bronze statue is a tribute to the story by Danish author Hans Christian Andersen and is considered a symbol of Denmark.—
Jess Fleming,
Twin Cities,
3 Aug. 2025
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Magazines invented and distributed the photo shoot, created literary stars like Ta-Nehisi Coates, Malcolm Gladwell and David Foster Wallace.—
Leah Asmelash,
CNN Money,
16 Aug. 2025
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And sports stars and Mahatma Gandhi and Florence Nightingale and more than 20,000 other pieces, and with them, a question: What's to become of it all? Krasula, closing on 77, never had kids.—
Neal Rubin,
Freep.com,
16 Aug. 2025
Noun
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After the ceremony, recipients gather outside to take photos with their insignia.—
Stephanie Petit,
People.com,
24 July 2025
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Photo : Ford The all-electric Ford Bronco’s Badlands insignia.—
Erik Shilling,
Robb Report,
17 July 2025
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“Cockade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cockade. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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