as in symbol
a device, design, or figure used as an identifying mark
the oil company uses a scallop shell as its emblem
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Recent Examples of emblem
Its pastel-colored houses stacked against one another along towering coastal cliffs, a sapphire sea glittering below, have become an emblem for life unburdened by the mundane.
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Heike Blümner, Air Mail, 11 Apr. 2026
The decanter is ivory with gold lines, and features the Clase Azul emblem at the center with malachite inlays.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 9 Apr. 2026
In 1912, suffragettes marched for women’s rights in New York City wearing Venetian Lip Paste from Elizabeth Arden, an emblem of their grit and determination.
—Annie Blay-Tettey, Allure, 8 Apr. 2026
This emblem of spring can be just as beautiful here in the US, with cherry blossom festivals and events celebrating the fleeting pink and white blooms all this month.
—Adele Chapin, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Apr. 2026
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Heike Blümner, Air Mail, 11 Apr. 2026
The decanter is ivory with gold lines, and features the Clase Azul emblem at the center with malachite inlays.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 9 Apr. 2026
In 1912, suffragettes marched for women’s rights in New York City wearing Venetian Lip Paste from Elizabeth Arden, an emblem of their grit and determination.
—Annie Blay-Tettey, Allure, 8 Apr. 2026
This emblem of spring can be just as beautiful here in the US, with cherry blossom festivals and events celebrating the fleeting pink and white blooms all this month.
—Adele Chapin, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for emblem
Noun
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While the attack on the press is underway, the authorities are also reviving old symbols of political repression.—
Nathan Hodge,
CNN Money,
26 Apr. 2026
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Quantum technologies have made those challenges and others symbols of a bygone era.—
David Awschalom,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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Theater blogs and Reddit pages have been mulling the sudden appearance this week in the Broadway theater district of two posters bearing a blue star image that resembles the logo used by the Evita London production and on the Evita Instagram page.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
28 Apr. 2026
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Before the crowd split into teams, one person from each group donned an orange safety vest emblazoned with the logo of BrightView, the landscaping firm that does trash collection downtown.—
Shun Graves,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2026
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That’s also the trademark of Courtney (Balenciaga) Washington, a choreographer from the worlds of competition dance and vogue ballrooms.—
Sheldon Pearce,
New Yorker,
24 Apr. 2026
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The making of Location Lost had its challenges, a trademark of Failure’s entire career.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Apr. 2026
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Some of those partnerships have seemed like the antithesis of the chic vibe that’s been the film’s hallmark since 2006.—
Alli Rosenbloom,
CNN Money,
28 Apr. 2026
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And sometimes the music does traffic in the kinds of clichés about middle-American purity of spirit that have long been a hallmark of conservative rhetoric.—
Jack Hamilton,
The Atlantic,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Emblem.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emblem. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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