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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
Beer bottles litter the foreground, blunt emblems of drunk driving.
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Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2025
Organized in drops, the collection celebrates the carefree spirit associated with the Vespa scooter and is rich in pieces intended to be layered and the brand’s signature emblems and graphics.
—Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 27 Sep. 2025
On this rainy August night, there were plenty of American accents to be heard in the arena; concertgoers were given lanyards with light-up emblems in the shape of cameras, which evoked the album title while also making everyone look like a tourist.
—Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
In later centuries, Barbary lions were gifted between royal courts, kept in menageries, and even depicted on national emblems — as in the coat of arms of Morocco and the United Kingdom.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
For millennia, trees have stood as emblems of the profound interconnectedness of all living things, central to the universe’s structural integrity and humanity’s moral compass.
—Ellen Walker, JSTOR Daily, 3 Sep. 2025
Since his rise to power, supporters have widely adopted the green-and-yellow national flag and soccer jersey into pro-Bolsonaro emblems.
—Julia Vargas Jones, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025
Swastikas were dropped from Finnish aircraft in the wake of World War II, but did still appear on some unit flags, other emblems and uniforms, a Finnish air force spokesperson told the BBC in 2020.
—Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
The country still uses a lot of Soviet emblems and iconography.
—Simon Shuster, Time, 8 Aug. 2025
Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2025
Organized in drops, the collection celebrates the carefree spirit associated with the Vespa scooter and is rich in pieces intended to be layered and the brand’s signature emblems and graphics.
—Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 27 Sep. 2025
On this rainy August night, there were plenty of American accents to be heard in the arena; concertgoers were given lanyards with light-up emblems in the shape of cameras, which evoked the album title while also making everyone look like a tourist.
—Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
In later centuries, Barbary lions were gifted between royal courts, kept in menageries, and even depicted on national emblems — as in the coat of arms of Morocco and the United Kingdom.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
For millennia, trees have stood as emblems of the profound interconnectedness of all living things, central to the universe’s structural integrity and humanity’s moral compass.
—Ellen Walker, JSTOR Daily, 3 Sep. 2025
Since his rise to power, supporters have widely adopted the green-and-yellow national flag and soccer jersey into pro-Bolsonaro emblems.
—Julia Vargas Jones, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025
Swastikas were dropped from Finnish aircraft in the wake of World War II, but did still appear on some unit flags, other emblems and uniforms, a Finnish air force spokesperson told the BBC in 2020.
—Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
The country still uses a lot of Soviet emblems and iconography.
—Simon Shuster, Time, 8 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for emblems
Noun
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On the flip side, its tunnel-vision focus on the Murdaughs means that the non-Murdaugh, non-murder victims left in their wake, like Mallory and her family or the clients Alex defrauds at work, are reduced to symbols.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Oct. 2025
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The protests are led by a youth movement which uses symbols — including a pirate flag from popular Japanese manga One Piece, a stand-in for confronting oppression — associated with demonstrations in other countries, including Morocco, Nepal, and Peru.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
14 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Any restaurant names or trademarks in the names of our recipes are included solely for reference and do not indicate any authorization or approval by their owners.—
Sarah Martens,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Oct. 2025
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In December year, President Joe Biden signed a law prohibiting recognition in the United States of trademarks confiscated by the Cuban government.—
Sarah Moreno,
Miami Herald,
7 Oct. 2025
Noun
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And not just vague signs, actual amyloid plaques and tau tangles, the same hallmarks seen in human patients.—
Pranjal Malewar,
New Atlas,
14 Oct. 2025
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The Los Angeles Times’ private stock sale has all the hallmarks of a scramble for cash.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Emblems.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emblems. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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