emblems

plural of emblem

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of emblems The moment taps a broader wartime tradition in Ukraine, where heroic dogs, cats and rescuers become national emblems — and American gestures of solidarity carry growing political weight. Laurie Kellman, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026 Passengers board meticulously restored Gran Confort carriages, which date back to the 1970s and are emblems of Modern Italian design, with velvet-upholstered seats and panoramic windows. Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Aug. 2026 State propaganda hails these robots as emblems of China’s ascent; in the hallway, most people sidestep them with the kind of indifference usually reserved for a Roomba. Evan Osnos, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026 Additionally, the Singapore government has barred the public display of foreign national emblems — like the Palestinian flag —without a permit or exemption, which the band reportedly did not have. Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 3 Aug. 2026 Singapore does not allow the public display of foreign national emblems ​without a permit or exemption, and the Palestinian flag is especially sensitive ​given the conflict in Gaza and Singapore’s Muslim population. Reuters, NBC news, 3 Aug. 2026 The decision is tied to Singapore’s policies on public speech, which prohibit publicly displaying foreign national emblems without a permit or exemption. Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 2 Aug. 2026 Singapore maintains strict rules on the public display of foreign flags and emblems without a permit, framing the laws as necessary to protect the country’s racial and religious harmony. Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 1 Aug. 2026 Similar traditions appear elsewhere in East Asia, where dragons often serve as guardians, bringers of good fortune, or emblems of imperial authority. Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for emblems
Noun
  • McDonald’s is one of many potent symbols of Americana that’s proliferating in China.
    John Tamny, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Then, in a famous 1937 paper, the mathematician Alan Turing devised a model based on hypothetical machines that could read and write symbols printed on an infinite tape according to a set of simple rules.
    Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 28 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • There were no advertising agencies or corporate trademarks in Bronze Age Arabia.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Are there trademarks, funding announcements or product launches that suggest urgency?
    Michael Gargiulo, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Those compounds are hallmarks of cacao, but they’re also found in yaupon holly, which grows all over the eastern US.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Best of all, a day will come, finally, when the moon is no longer the lone holder of such hallmarks of humanity.
    Mike Brown, Scientific American, 24 Aug. 2026

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“Emblems.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emblems. Accessed 31 Aug. 2026.

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