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as in logos
a device, design, or figure used as an identifying mark
the hallmark of the Primrose Pottery Works is the small rose emblem etched on each piece
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as in characteristics
something that sets apart an individual from others of the same kind
regards kindness and gentleness as the hallmarks of a real man
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Recent Examples of hallmarks
Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 14 Oct. 2025
The Los Angeles Times’ private stock sale has all the hallmarks of a scramble for cash.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 13 Oct. 2025
The sound system has become one of the hallmarks of the Sphere, alongside that venue’s 160,000 square foot screen.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2025
The celebrations take place during a festival called Xantolo, where all the hallmarks of the celebration (the building of ofrendas, the making and eating of sugar skulls, and feasting) appear.
—Sarah Buder, AFAR Media, 8 Oct. 2025
While each stage of the perimenopausal, menopausal and postmenopausal journey has certain hallmarks, each woman will experience each slightly differently.
—Katherine Speller, Flow Space, 7 Oct. 2025
Those might sound like the hallmarks of a team going nowhere.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 5 Oct. 2025
Still, the season hits several hallmarks that have come to define the series, including warped timelines and unexpected musical interludes.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Oct. 2025
Early analysis of the 12-foot-long device showed sensors measuring temperature, depth, and seawater salinity—hallmarks of an oceanographic profiling mission, Tarriela said.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Oct. 2025
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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
The Los Angeles Times’ private stock sale has all the hallmarks of a scramble for cash.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 13 Oct. 2025
The sound system has become one of the hallmarks of the Sphere, alongside that venue’s 160,000 square foot screen.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2025
The celebrations take place during a festival called Xantolo, where all the hallmarks of the celebration (the building of ofrendas, the making and eating of sugar skulls, and feasting) appear.
—Sarah Buder, AFAR Media, 8 Oct. 2025
While each stage of the perimenopausal, menopausal and postmenopausal journey has certain hallmarks, each woman will experience each slightly differently.
—Katherine Speller, Flow Space, 7 Oct. 2025
Those might sound like the hallmarks of a team going nowhere.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 5 Oct. 2025
Still, the season hits several hallmarks that have come to define the series, including warped timelines and unexpected musical interludes.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Oct. 2025
Early analysis of the 12-foot-long device showed sensors measuring temperature, depth, and seawater salinity—hallmarks of an oceanographic profiling mission, Tarriela said.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hallmarks
Noun
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But a new paper by a group of economists who analyzed crypto wallets sheds light on some common characteristics and overall spending.—
Robert Frank,
CNBC,
10 Oct. 2025
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Each format and geographic origin has its own unique characteristics.—
Sam Stone,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
10 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Among the new shows, Little Bear Ridge Road, which marks Scott Rudin’s return to Broadway producing, played its first eight previews last week and got off to somewhat of a slow start with capacity at 83 percent and a tally of $371,635 at the Booth Theatre.—
Caitlin Huston,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Oct. 2025
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This marks the second straight success for the program.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Oct. 2025
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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
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Assignments have been on metro, politics, sports, business, features, photography/video and our audience growth teams.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
12 Oct. 2025
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Laura Modiano, who heads up OpenAI's startups division in EMEA, drew a comparison between American and European founders based on her extensive work with founders across both regions and rolling out AI features.—
Sawdah Bhaimiya,
CNBC,
11 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Lina sniffs, stamps her feet in the snow to make her own set of giant prints to frighten this creature.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
8 Oct. 2025
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In the middle of 25th St, a man opens a red stanchion and ushers us toward a guard who stamps invisible ink on our wrists.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
24 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Beer bottles litter the foreground, blunt emblems of drunk driving.—
Jerry Saltz,
Vulture,
29 Sep. 2025
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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
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But to argue that any of this research adds up to a substantial account of intelligence misunderstands the nature of such human traits and what can be expected from scientific explanations of them.—
Eric Turkheimer,
The Atlantic,
13 Oct. 2025
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Those traits are often lacking in a Welch-style leadership model.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
13 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The legislation also earmarks $20 billion that will go to the state’s controversial and expensive high-speed rail project.—
Rob Nikolewski,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Sep. 2025
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Josephides earmarks the Greek island of Samos as one of the next destinations to go through this cycle.—
Julia Buckley,
CNN Money,
19 Aug. 2025
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“Hallmarks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hallmarks. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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