insignia

as in ribbon
a sign which shows that a person is a member of a particular group or has a particular rank and that is often worn or displayed Their jackets have the school's insignia on the front. a military insignia

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Recent Examples of insignia Before the removals, the case had contained items that belonged to a number of Jewish women who graduated USNA, including a bronze star, military cap and insignias, as well as photos from USNA graduation and tours in Iraq, according to MRFF. Grace Gilson, Sun Sentinel, 8 Apr. 2025 Every monarch has a unique seal created especially for them during their reign, and King Charles approved his insignia during a Privy Council meeting this week. Janine Henni, People.com, 10 May 2025 The dead are a group of travelers with curved scars on their cheeks and insignia on their clothes. EW.com, 28 Apr. 2025 Amid the political upheaval, Russian forces without insignia swiftly took control of the peninsula's government buildings and military bases. Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for insignia
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  • On Friday, four years later, the school is cutting the ribbon on its new courtroom.
    Garrett Shanley, Miami Herald, 30 May 2025
  • West Sacramento officials extolled a $16 million pedestrian and cyclist overpass that now connects neighborhoods straddling the Highway 50 portion of the Capital City Freeway at the project’s ribbon cutting Thursday.
    Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 29 May 2025
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  • Prosecutors alleged Jenkins appointed these men as auxiliary deputy sheriffs, giving them badges and credentials despite them not being trained or vetted and not offering services to the sheriff’s office.
    Jared Gans, The Hill, 27 May 2025
  • Scott Jenkins, 53, was the sheriff of Culpeper County until 2023, when he was charged with accepting more than $75,000 in bribes to hand out badges and guns to local businessmen as volunteer deputy sheriffs.
    Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 27 May 2025
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  • After also scoring two silver medals and two bronze medals at the event, Retton walked away with more medals than any other athlete at that year's Olympics.
    EW.com, EW.com, 27 May 2025
  • The top medal winners for this round moved on to a second round of judging in which Best in Show winners were assessed.
    Erik Ofgang, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
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  • The New Order film is only in development, however, along with many other titles.
    James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 2 June 2025
  • The 25-year-old is the first Swede to win a US Women’s Open since Annika Sörenstam earned her third title in 2006.
    Julia Andersen, CNN Money, 2 June 2025

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“Insignia.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insignia. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.

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