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Recent Examples of cockade
French revolutionaries pinned cockades to their clothes; suffragettes slung purple-and-green sashlike ribbons across their chests.
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Alice Robb, Vogue, 29 Nov. 2023
As a general and eventual emperor, Napoleon wore the cockade to symbolize his own revolutionary leadership.
—Jenny Goldsberry, Washington Examiner, 19 Nov. 2023
Lafayette, on his return to France in 1779, was a hero with all the glamour of revolution clinging to his cockade, as charismatic as Che Guevara in the sixties, but with a better character.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2021
Later, the tricolour seeped out from the cockade into the broader political sphere and is now immortalised in the French flag, a symbol of national identity and unity.
—The Economist, 17 June 2020
In revolutionary France, the Marquis de Lafayette, the same French aristocrat who fought in the American revolutionary war, is said to have designed the red, blue and white cockade.
—The Economist, 17 June 2020
Nearly 500 costume makers and enthusiasts from around the world converged on the DoubleTree Hotel at Hazard Center this weekend for panels on makeup transformations, fun with fosshape, beginner embroidery and ribbon cockades.
—David Garrick, sandiegouniontribune.com, 14 May 2018
Alice Robb, Vogue, 29 Nov. 2023
As a general and eventual emperor, Napoleon wore the cockade to symbolize his own revolutionary leadership.
—Jenny Goldsberry, Washington Examiner, 19 Nov. 2023
Lafayette, on his return to France in 1779, was a hero with all the glamour of revolution clinging to his cockade, as charismatic as Che Guevara in the sixties, but with a better character.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2021
Later, the tricolour seeped out from the cockade into the broader political sphere and is now immortalised in the French flag, a symbol of national identity and unity.
—The Economist, 17 June 2020
In revolutionary France, the Marquis de Lafayette, the same French aristocrat who fought in the American revolutionary war, is said to have designed the red, blue and white cockade.
—The Economist, 17 June 2020
Nearly 500 costume makers and enthusiasts from around the world converged on the DoubleTree Hotel at Hazard Center this weekend for panels on makeup transformations, fun with fosshape, beginner embroidery and ribbon cockades.
—David Garrick, sandiegouniontribune.com, 14 May 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cockade
Noun
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Alshon & Parenteau took the bronze, giving Christian a three-gold rainbow weekend of gold, silver, and bronze.—
Todd Boss,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025
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Accessorize with sleek gold and silver jewelry to offset the tactility of the dresses.—
Joy Montgomery,
Vogue,
9 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Making comedy legend Will Ferrell break character is a badge of honor for any comedic actor.—
Lauren Huff,
EW.com,
5 Mar. 2025
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World Emblem makes patches, labels and badges for companies, universities and law enforcement agencies.—
Christopher Rugaber and Anne D’Innocenzio,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Mar. 2025
Noun
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This has the effect of treating bitcoin as an asset with long-term value, akin to gold, rather than a deposit account available for immediate fiscal needs.—
Dave Birnbaum,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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But, after taking time to process what happened at T-Mobile Arena that night, Ankalaev is ready to return to the same venue to put things right against Pereira and finally capture light heavyweight gold.—
Tommy Tuberville,
Newsweek,
7 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Meanwhile, Re/lax Remade’s trademark is creating one-of-a-kind hats, jackets, bags and rosettes crafted from vintage towels.—
Catherine Salfino,
Sourcing Journal,
27 Feb. 2025
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Whether in the form of rosettes to frothy embroideries, floral tops are the move for a soft, feminine touch to denim and trousers.—
Laura Lajiness Kaupke,
refinery29.com,
27 Feb. 2025
Noun
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As one of his final acts before heading underground, Bradford refrained from pushing the button, instead triggering an electromagnetic pulse that would disable the nukes, along with the rest of the world’s electronics.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
4 Mar. 2025
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Russia and China start a nuclear war, but luckily the president—in a typical eye-rolling twist for this show—has a button that temporarily turns off all power in the world, grounding the nukes, though also dooming anyone still alive to possibly starving to death until power is restored.—
Eliana Dockterman,
TIME,
4 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Zion National Park in Utah and Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona continue their tight competition for the silver and bronze.—
CNN,
The Mercury News,
7 Mar. 2025
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Prior to that, people had to make do with bronze or copper mirrors, or merely a pool of water.—
Tommy Tuberville,
Newsweek,
6 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The stars came out to shine for the Trojans as Kiki Iriafen and JuJu Watkins each scored 22 points in the victory.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
2 Mar. 2025
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The young star played Sarah Roberts on One Life to Live from 1994 to 1997, and then went on to play Lizzie Spaulding on Guiding Light from 1997 to 2000.—
EW Staff Published,
EW.com,
1 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Partial to pink, especially hot pink, Hecker was also high on anything with heart insignias.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
WWD,
3 Mar. 2025
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The Vatican does still release sede vacante coins, however, featuring the same parasol insignia, now on a Euro.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
26 Sep. 2024
Cite this Entry
“Cockade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cockade. Accessed 15 Mar. 2025.
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