monograms

plural of monogram
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 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
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Noun
  • The royal family holds about 30 investitures a year as awards ceremonies for recipients of the biannual honors lists to accept their insignia and celebrate their outstanding contributions.
    Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025
  • At the center of the dark hall, filled with students in maroon jackets, the UMC insignia branded the pulpit at the center of students’ focus.
    Liam Adams, Nashville Tennessean, 29 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Leaves may be flat or wavy or even cylindrical and shaped like tusks, arranged in a configuration like a fan, or maybe a pineapple top or the most emphatic of cockatoo’s crests.
    The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Oct. 2025
  • These dinosaurs had elaborate head crests connected to their nasal passages, which scientists believe worked as natural resonance chambers.
    Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 14 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • For all its big-picture significance, Lo never turns her central trio into emblems.
    Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Mix uppercase and lowercase letters, numbers and symbols.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 9 Nov. 2025
  • Before the night was out, Germans began chipping away at the barrier, carrying off chunks of one of the symbols of the diminishing Iron Curtain.
    Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 9 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Ookla trademarks used under license and reprinted with permission.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 4 Nov. 2025
  • On Monday, the jury found that Nicklaus Companies—which owns trademarks connected to licensing, golf course design, and several brands, including Golden Bear™ and Jack Nicklaus™—defamed him.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 23 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The Chinese take-out eatery included a dining area themed to look like a Tiki lounge with bamboo, oars, totems and puffer fish lamps.
    Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 10 Oct. 2025
  • The rural Wisconsinite, who died in a psychiatric institution in 1984, became known for keeping as totems pieces of his victims’ bodies, in a string of crimes that shocked bucolic 1950s America.
    Daniel D'Addario, Variety, 30 Sep. 2025

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“Monograms.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monograms. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.

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