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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And when the British army brought their trench coats to the continent, they were kitted out in military features like shoulder epaulettes for indicating rank insignia and metal D-rings that could hold maps, swords (and supposedly) grenades.—
Eric Twardzik,
Robb Report,
9 Mar. 2026
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Because chaplains may be the only clergy available in combat zones or remote postings, their insignia — patches and small metal pins worn on their uniforms — function as a quick signal of religious identity.—
Asaf Elia-Shalev,
Sun Sentinel,
9 Mar. 2026
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The hipbelt wings each flare to about 5 inches wide on either side of the spine, fully wrapping the iliac crests and providing decent load distribution to the hips.—
Corey Buhay,
Outside,
3 Mar. 2026
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On the Argentinean side, fierce winds rise and fall above the peaks in mountain waves, tossing up rows of thin white clouds like foamy crests.—
Burkhard Bilger,
New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2026
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Business emblems have permeated pro sports—sewn onto jerseys, stamped onto equipment, digitally plastered behind players.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
8 Mar. 2026
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On the contrary, even its most outlandish and grotesque inventions are portrayed tastefully, with a sheen of aesthetic refinement that turns the most intensely emotional moments into emblems of emotion.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
18 Feb. 2026
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Strange rituals conducted by children unfold on the beach; dance parties at the big club devolve into fever dream bacchanals; cryptic, threatening symbols appear near the rental house.—
John Warner,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Mar. 2026
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The group was told not to wear visible Jewish symbols.—
Emma Hurt,
AJC.com,
6 Mar. 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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Fritz’s high tennis IQ and fiery competitiveness have long been trademarks.—
Douglas Robson,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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His toughness and physicality are trademarks of his game, and make sense for coach Rod Brind’Amour’s lineup.—
Shayna Goldman,
New York Times,
6 Mar. 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 14 Mar. 2026.
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