as in insignia
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 monograms
This brand also offers a variety of contrasting shams, extra monograms, and even matching duvet covers.
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Nora Taylor, Architectural Digest, 29 Dec. 2025
The gift should not be anything unique, handmade, or personalized with monograms, names or dates.
—Gabrielle Chenault, Nashville Tennessean, 28 Dec. 2025
These ranged from flowers and leaves to monograms and stars.
—Joey Skladany, Southern Living, 16 Dec. 2025
Available in more than 15 colors and customizable with monograms, logos, and phrases, the chiller fits most red, white, and even sparkling wine bottles.
—Oset Babür-Winter, Bon Appetit Magazine, 17 Nov. 2025
Personalize It For a personalized touch, consider investing in a custom shower curtain featuring bespoke fabrics, designs, or monograms.
—Shivani Vyas, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Nov. 2025
And their interlocking nature is a standard form of creating monograms.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 3 Oct. 2025
Best of all, they can be customized with a generous variety of monograms.
—Amanda Lauren, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Nora Taylor, Architectural Digest, 29 Dec. 2025
The gift should not be anything unique, handmade, or personalized with monograms, names or dates.
—Gabrielle Chenault, Nashville Tennessean, 28 Dec. 2025
These ranged from flowers and leaves to monograms and stars.
—Joey Skladany, Southern Living, 16 Dec. 2025
Available in more than 15 colors and customizable with monograms, logos, and phrases, the chiller fits most red, white, and even sparkling wine bottles.
—Oset Babür-Winter, Bon Appetit Magazine, 17 Nov. 2025
Personalize It For a personalized touch, consider investing in a custom shower curtain featuring bespoke fabrics, designs, or monograms.
—Shivani Vyas, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Nov. 2025
And their interlocking nature is a standard form of creating monograms.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 3 Oct. 2025
Best of all, they can be customized with a generous variety of monograms.
—Amanda Lauren, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for monograms
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Russian troops, having removed the insignia from their uniforms, spilled out of that base and took positions across Crimea, daring the Ukrainian troops stationed on the peninsula to resist.—
Simon Shuster,
The Atlantic,
21 Jan. 2026
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Many wore yellow T-shirts and caps emblazoned with the insignia of the ruling National Resistance Movement — and images of the octogenarian president.—
Emmanuel Akinwotu,
NPR,
15 Jan. 2026
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The Scottish Tartans Museum and Heritage Center, the only one of its kind in the country, has the ability to search family crests and tartans.—
Trudy Haywood Saunders,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Jan. 2026
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In addition to the Skagit River at Mount Vernon, several other rivers saw record crests, according to an NBC News analysis, including at the Snohomish River in Snohomish, the Cedar River in Renton, the Nooksack River in North Cedarville and the Grays River in Rosburg.—
Patrick Smith,
NBC news,
12 Dec. 2025
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Stroke by stroke, the emblems take shape over time; time Rollins spends reflecting on the drug charges that landed him in jail and what the experience has cost him.—
Spencer Wilson,
CBS News,
10 Dec. 2025
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Through these stories, audiences learned to view extravagant dwellings as not just emblems of individual success but portals into a fantasy life.—
Kim Hew-Low,
The Atlantic,
10 Nov. 2025
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During the administration of former strongman Nicolás Maduro, El Helicoide became one of the most emblematic symbols of political repression in Venezuela.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
31 Jan. 2026
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Organizational psychologists and anthropologists have long studied the importance of symbols and ritual in culture and the workplace.—
Rustin Dodd,
New York Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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If employees have company ID badges, the information should be on a card that can be kept with their badge.—
Jeanne Sahadi,
CNN Money,
27 Jan. 2026
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Detroit Pistons at Golden State Warriors Detroit is hitting its city trademarks as its Pistons cruise atop the conference.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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The announcement referenced trademarks belonging to Maitland, but no legal action was taken.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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The vishaps’ consistent ties to water sources, their polished surfaces and their precise placement in harsh alpine zones point to a widespread belief system in which water itself was sacred and required such totems of appreciation.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
11 Dec. 2025
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Among the totems, knickknacks, and ephemera in Will Shortz’s home-cum-museum, and one of his favorite items, is a copy of the 1924 book inscribed by Dick Simon and Max Schuster, sent to its source of inspiration.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
25 Nov. 2025
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“Monograms.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monograms. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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