as in symbol
a device, design, or figure used as an identifying mark
the oil company uses a scallop shell as its emblem
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Recent Examples of emblem
Son of a carpenter and a butcher’s helper, Mr. Herrmann spent his childhood in Braunschweig in the shadow of the iconic carmaker’s factories – emblems of Germany’s postwar Wirtschaftswunder, or economic miracle.
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Lenora Chu, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 Jan. 2025
It’s also understood that the distinct shape enclosing the birds and the tree were designed to create a personal emblem.
—Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News, 20 Feb. 2025
Image Another symbol of harmony, a Japanese mon, or heraldic emblem, adorns a pair of Japanese lacquered katana cases — the protective sheath of a blade — from one family in the Edo period.
—Walker Mimms, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
These claims stem from a misunderstanding of digital design elements rather than an actual modification of the national emblem.
—Kristan Hawkins, Newsweek, 6 Feb. 2025
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Lenora Chu, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 Jan. 2025
It’s also understood that the distinct shape enclosing the birds and the tree were designed to create a personal emblem.
—Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News, 20 Feb. 2025
Image Another symbol of harmony, a Japanese mon, or heraldic emblem, adorns a pair of Japanese lacquered katana cases — the protective sheath of a blade — from one family in the Edo period.
—Walker Mimms, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
These claims stem from a misunderstanding of digital design elements rather than an actual modification of the national emblem.
—Kristan Hawkins, Newsweek, 6 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for emblem
Noun
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The world’s richest man dominated the agenda of Trump’s first six weeks in office, literally wielding a chainsaw as a symbol for cutting government spending.—
Joey Garrison,
USA TODAY,
9 Mar. 2025
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The harp is a great Irish symbol so it may be adopted widely in Ireland as soon as it’s released.—
David Phelan,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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The logo of the Booking Holdings is seen on a screen of a smartphone next to a screen with an illustration ofthe stock market.—
TipRanks.com Staff,
CNBC,
2 Mar. 2025
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As the evening wore on, a pyramid of tennis balls branded with the WTA’s new logo cast long shadows in the twilight.—
Nick Remsen,
Vogue,
1 Mar. 2025
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Ultimately a judge dismissed FICO’s antitrust claims and a jury found its trademark had been improperly registered, with an appeals court affirming those findings in 2011.—
Stephen Pastis,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025
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His trademark house, techno, and genre-agnostic psychedelia is wonderfully, impossibly bittersweet, and his story so far is equally contradictory.—
Sam Davies,
Rolling Stone,
10 Mar. 2025
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Overwhelming Sadness All-consuming, uncontrollable sadness is a hallmark of depression.—
Mark Gurarie,
Verywell Health,
27 Feb. 2025
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This meticulous attention to detail has been a hallmark of J. Thelander's success.—
Geri Stengel,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
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“Emblem.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emblem. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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