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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 emblems
Chaiwalas, or street tea venders, have long been taken as emblems of the small-scale entrepreneurialism by which uneducated Indians can gain subsistence, and, in theory, something more.
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Nathan Heller, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
The two became emblems of a schism.
—Gaby Del Valle, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
Business emblems have permeated pro sports—sewn onto jerseys, stamped onto equipment, digitally plastered behind players.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 8 Mar. 2026
Posts on social media show drivers in California and Seattle swapping their Tesla logos with the emblems of other automakers, such as Toyota, Honda, Mazda and Audi.
—Saul Pink, San Antonio Express-News, 19 Feb. 2026
There are so many better emblems out there, anyhow — look at any Netflix series that needs to state what’s happened in very explicit dialogue at least three times every episode!
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 11 Feb. 2026
For the past decade, the months of January in this town have been littered with Chiefs signs, emblems, banners and packed storefronts, from downtown to the Plaza, and from one side of State Line Road to the other.
—Sam McDowell 8, Kansas City Star, 8 Feb. 2026
No emblems, logos, or flags can be shown or worn by adult AIN athletes.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 27 Jan. 2026
Stroke by stroke, the emblems take shape over time; time Rollins spends reflecting on the drug charges that landed him in jail and what the experience has cost him.
—Spencer Wilson, CBS News, 10 Dec. 2025
Nathan Heller, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
The two became emblems of a schism.
—Gaby Del Valle, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
Business emblems have permeated pro sports—sewn onto jerseys, stamped onto equipment, digitally plastered behind players.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 8 Mar. 2026
Posts on social media show drivers in California and Seattle swapping their Tesla logos with the emblems of other automakers, such as Toyota, Honda, Mazda and Audi.
—Saul Pink, San Antonio Express-News, 19 Feb. 2026
There are so many better emblems out there, anyhow — look at any Netflix series that needs to state what’s happened in very explicit dialogue at least three times every episode!
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 11 Feb. 2026
For the past decade, the months of January in this town have been littered with Chiefs signs, emblems, banners and packed storefronts, from downtown to the Plaza, and from one side of State Line Road to the other.
—Sam McDowell 8, Kansas City Star, 8 Feb. 2026
No emblems, logos, or flags can be shown or worn by adult AIN athletes.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 27 Jan. 2026
Stroke by stroke, the emblems take shape over time; time Rollins spends reflecting on the drug charges that landed him in jail and what the experience has cost him.
—Spencer Wilson, CBS News, 10 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for emblems
Noun
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Before the three scientists’ work, chimpanzees, gorillas and orangutans were largely abstract animals to most people – zoo exhibits, textbook illustrations, evolutionary symbols.—
Mireya Mayor,
The Conversation,
27 Mar. 2026
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The movie’s rage is righteous, its symbols profound.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
27 Mar. 2026
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Today, three-quarters of a century after Big Spork entered the corporate landscape, spork patents and trademarks are long expired or genericized.—
James Stout,
Outside,
29 Mar. 2026
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Testimony by Termini and Miles is intended to directly rebut DraftKings’ assertions and to help convince Judge Pratt that DraftKings’ use of NCAA trademarks is atypical, unauthorized and warranting of a TRO.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
26 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Adaptability and community have always been hallmarks of our company.—
Jem Aswad,
Variety,
24 Mar. 2026
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Where dancing on sticky living room floors, sneaking beers from your parents' refrigerator and bumping music on stereos were hallmarks of adolescence.—
Jane Onyanga-Omara,
USA Today,
20 Mar. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Emblems.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emblems. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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