badge of honor/pride
noun phrase
: a mark or expression of pride
He wore his ethnic heritage as a badge of honor/pride.
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Leaders often speak of resilience as a badge of honor, but resilience should not be synonymous with survival in hostile conditions.
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Vivek Rana, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
This tactic of reclaiming an insult and turning it into a badge of honor also has rich historical precedent.
—Natalie Kinkade, JSTOR Daily, 25 Sep. 2024
Wear your roots like a badge of honor and respect them.
—Teja Chekuri, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
Holding the former–always unclasped, yet never a morsel of her busy daily life visible–is a badge of honor that shows Victoria was born to be in Paris.
—Alice Newbold, Vogue, 27 Sep. 2024
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Vivek Rana, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
This tactic of reclaiming an insult and turning it into a badge of honor also has rich historical precedent.
—Natalie Kinkade, JSTOR Daily, 25 Sep. 2024
Wear your roots like a badge of honor and respect them.
—Teja Chekuri, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
Holding the former–always unclasped, yet never a morsel of her busy daily life visible–is a badge of honor that shows Victoria was born to be in Paris.
—Alice Newbold, Vogue, 27 Sep. 2024
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“Badge of honor/pride.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/badge%20of%20honor%2Fpride. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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