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
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
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
Mark & Graham’s bespoke pillow covers can be embroidered with monograms, names and dates, commemorating weddings, birthdays and anniversaries.
—Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 15 Apr. 2026
Perhaps that’s why so many luxury fashion houses have employed monograms to build their aesthetic identity.
—Brandon Kaipo Moningka, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026
This brand also offers a variety of contrasting shams, extra monograms, and even matching duvet covers.
—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
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
And their interlocking nature is a standard form of creating monograms.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 3 Oct. 2025
Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 18 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
Mark & Graham’s bespoke pillow covers can be embroidered with monograms, names and dates, commemorating weddings, birthdays and anniversaries.
—Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 15 Apr. 2026
Perhaps that’s why so many luxury fashion houses have employed monograms to build their aesthetic identity.
—Brandon Kaipo Moningka, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026
This brand also offers a variety of contrasting shams, extra monograms, and even matching duvet covers.
—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
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
And their interlocking nature is a standard form of creating monograms.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 3 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for monograms
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That is the standard set for bringing weapons and cellphones into a secure area, safeguarding department property, monitoring the radio, misusing department letterhead, badges or insignia, secondary employment violations, and recommending bondsmen or attorneys to inmates.—
Shelly Bradbury,
Denver Post,
29 May 2026
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Additionally, writings are visible on a gun, including drawings of SS bolts and neo-Nazi insignias, sources said.—
Emily Shapiro,
ABC News,
20 May 2026
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Georges Vuitton created the floral monogram in 1896, taking inspiration from the 19th-century Art Nouveau and Gothic movements and traditional Japanese family crests (or mon).—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
19 May 2026
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There’s no shortage of other dramatic crests, among them a climactic shoot-out in a cornfield that’s a model of steadily mounting suspense.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
16 May 2026
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Kara Jakubik, a 17-year-old Life Scout with Scouting America and an Ambassador with Girl Scouts, spent the morning with other volunteers walking through rows of headstones searching for symbols, such as military branch emblems.—
Abigail Dollins,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 May 2026
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Others have opted to place banners in the stands or sponsor emblems on seatbacks.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
8 May 2026
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Commercial country music, a format of songwriting that is at least somewhat reliant on wordplay and the constant re-arranging of a familiar set of symbols (trucks, mud, whiskey, and so forth), can be particularly susceptible to the accusations.—
Jonathan Bernstein,
Rolling Stone,
30 May 2026
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Armed with an adventure kit, participants are summoned to a secret location where they’re tasked with deciphering cryptic codes, uncovering hidden symbols, navigating shifting alliances and outwit enemies and operatives stationed around the campus.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 May 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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The courts have already affirmed that sounds can function as trademarks.—
Daryl Lim,
Fortune,
30 May 2026
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While technology will be the centerpiece, the facility — tentatively named the Connecticut Center for Applied AI — won’t have enormous banks of computer servers or the high-capacity energy and cooling systems that are trademarks of data centers.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
28 May 2026
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Why Ketchikan matters Long before Ketchikan became a bustling fishing town and cruise port, the sheltered waterways of Southeast Alaska were home to Indigenous communities whose histories were carved into towering cedar totems.—
Josh Rivera,
USA Today,
13 May 2026
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Haring’s totems clearly express this idea.—
Glenn Adamson,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
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“Monograms.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monograms. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.
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