as in to celebrate
to proclaim the glory of
colossal statues and other monumental constructions that were intended to emblazon his name for eons to come
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Recent Examples of emblazon
One rainy day last spring, I was greeted there by the 41-year-old musician and writer Jaime Brooks, who wore a tweed jacket over a T-shirt emblazoned with the slogan Foresight Prevents Blindness.
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Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 5 May 2025
It’s been iced onto birthday cakes, has taken over meme pages on social media and been emblazoned on custom shirts.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 20 Apr. 2025
And then there are white supremacists, who have emblazoned themselves with swastikas, Norse runes, the SS logo, and other symbols.
—Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 1 May 2025
The crowd, some of them wearing T-shirts emblazoned with that phrase, sing along.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 30 Apr. 2025
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Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 5 May 2025
It’s been iced onto birthday cakes, has taken over meme pages on social media and been emblazoned on custom shirts.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 20 Apr. 2025
And then there are white supremacists, who have emblazoned themselves with swastikas, Norse runes, the SS logo, and other symbols.
—Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 1 May 2025
The crowd, some of them wearing T-shirts emblazoned with that phrase, sing along.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 30 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for emblazon
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By the early 2000s, they were already established icons, celebrated by Caribbean and diasporic audiences worldwide.—
Ime Ekpo,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2025
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While our differences are to be celebrated, humans are humans.—
Steven P. Dinkin,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 May 2025
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My wife, Gerda, and I have been blessed with three release dogs from Canine Companions for Independence (CCI), the premier provider of service dogs in the U.S., with which we have been involved for decades.—
Dean Koontz,
People.com,
20 May 2025
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In an Everton side that is not blessed with flair players, Ndiaye is the exception.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
20 May 2025
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But authorities were praised for their quick response to the incident and swift updates.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
27 May 2025
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Debatable, but then again, who doesn’t like being praised.—
Anna Juul,
The Dial,
27 May 2025
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“Emblazon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emblazon. Accessed 31 May. 2025.
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