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a sign of identity that has the first letters of a person's first, middle, and last names and that is put on towels, blankets, clothes, etc., as a decoration or to show ownership
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Recent Examples of monogram
Place them so any decorative trim, stitching, or monograms peak out from under your decor.
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Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 18 May 2026
Standouts include a monogram necklace that turns her initials into a one-of-a-kind logo pendant or a cool geometric initial charm.
—Malia Griggs, Glamour, 2 May 2026
Add a personal touch with a thoughtful monogram or a horoscope emblem to pay homage to her birth month.
—Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 1 May 2026
Personalized monograms add a chic touch to your storage area, while label tape works perfectly for plastic baskets.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Apr. 2026
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Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 18 May 2026
Standouts include a monogram necklace that turns her initials into a one-of-a-kind logo pendant or a cool geometric initial charm.
—Malia Griggs, Glamour, 2 May 2026
Add a personal touch with a thoughtful monogram or a horoscope emblem to pay homage to her birth month.
—Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 1 May 2026
Personalized monograms add a chic touch to your storage area, while label tape works perfectly for plastic baskets.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for monogram
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Traffic cones with signs temporarily forbidding parking lined the road, and a high blue fence, its netting emblazoned with the words ALLEZ LES BLEUS and the insignia of the French national team, the Gallic rooster, alongside the school’s crest lined the edge of the campus.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
13 June 2026
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As their chants echoed through the numerous subdivisions along their path, many who walked wore monarch butterfly insignias, a symbol for migrants because of the butterflies’ cross-border migration.—
Chase Hunter,
Mercury News,
9 June 2026
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The task was then to make the shirts look official, so a few members of the team’s staff stayed up all night before the game stitching on numbers, the Argentina crest and the Le Coq Sportif logo.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
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The cap featured a rainbow version of the team's logo.—
Desiree Anello,
PEOPLE,
16 June 2026
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The gemstones were meticulously arranged in tonal gradients, progressing from deeper shades at the base to more luminous hues at the crest.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
11 June 2026
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The northern bald ibis has a ruddy bill and a crest of feathers that look like an intermittent mohawk.—
Ari Daniel,
NPR,
11 June 2026
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On Sunday, the brand updated its Instagram profile image to feature a covered logo and posted videos from the stadium showing the shrouded emblem at the entrance and above the scoreboard.—
Angela Velasquez,
Footwear News,
15 June 2026
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Most recently, a cousin who has the lion and sun flag prominently hanging in his home clashed with her uncle, who supports a blank tricolor flag without the emblem of the pre-revolutionary flag or the Islamic messaging of the current flag.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
14 June 2026
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Specifically saying these white, thin, traditionally feminine bodies are not just aspirational but symbols of morality, tradition, purity.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
15 June 2026
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Over 21,000 names per year from every state in the union are scrawled inside the visitors book at Boise State’s Hall of Fame, all to step beyond those glass doors and to stand right on the edge of a blue field that’s become a one-of-a-kind symbol in sports over the past four decades.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
15 June 2026
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Authorities say Boelter was heavily armed and dressed in tactical armor with a silicone mask hiding his face and a police-style badge during the incidents – appearing as a police officer.—
Michelle Watson,
CNN Money,
15 July 2025
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For members of the public who do not have a Comic-Con badge, there are still ways to experience the pop culture spectacle.—
Carlos Rico,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 July 2025
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Lucy Derwent of Rockford won a $25 prize (almost $800 in today’s dollars) from the Daughters of the American Revolution for her design of a state flag for Illinois — a field of blue on which a circle of white bears the state’s coat of arms.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Aug. 2025
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The letters, which were posted to Truth Social, were topped with a gold coat of arms and littered with random capitalizations and confusing turns of phrase.—
Antonia Hitchens,
New Yorker,
21 July 2025
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For instance, registering a trademark for a bakery called The Sweet Escape™ prevents another bakery from trademarking the name The Sweet Escape™.—
Jasmin Suknanan,
CNBC,
4 Dec. 2025
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The trademark for Benefit Karma is held by Ampry Holdings, an LLC registered to Trajector founders Jim Hill and Gina Uribe.—
Quil Lawrence,
NPR,
2 Dec. 2025
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“Monogram.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monogram. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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