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
Most recently, a cousin who has the lion and sun flag prominently hanging in his home clashed with her uncle, who supports a blank tricolor flag without the emblem of the pre-revolutionary flag or the Islamic messaging of the current flag.
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Los Angeles Times,
14 June 2026
The tattoo of a Totenkopf, the death’s head emblem associated with Nazi concentration camp guards?
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Megan McArdle,
Washington Post,
14 June 2026
Hoskins rose to prominence with his enthralling performance as Harold, a charismatic emblem of British hubris.
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Eric Farwell,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 June 2026
Stepping off the airliner was not a victorious soccer team, however, but rather the man who has become an emblem of what critics say are America’s strict anti-immigration policies colliding with the world’s biggest sporting event.
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Abigail Williams,
NBC news,
10 June 2026
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Los Angeles Times,
14 June 2026
The tattoo of a Totenkopf, the death’s head emblem associated with Nazi concentration camp guards?
—
Megan McArdle,
Washington Post,
14 June 2026
Hoskins rose to prominence with his enthralling performance as Harold, a charismatic emblem of British hubris.
—
Eric Farwell,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 June 2026
Stepping off the airliner was not a victorious soccer team, however, but rather the man who has become an emblem of what critics say are America’s strict anti-immigration policies colliding with the world’s biggest sporting event.
—
Abigail Williams,
NBC news,
10 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for emblem
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Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran man who unlawfully entered the country in 2011, has become a symbol of the resistance to Trump’s immigration crackdown.
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Remember, the heroic symbols that Ronald Reagan deployed so effectively were swiped from liberalism’s salad days in the Thirties and Forties.
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White delivery vans with orange Katapulk logos splashed across each side delivered goods all over the island.
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In this photo illustration, the Anthropic logo is seen on a smartphone with a Claude Mythos logo in the background.
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Andy Reid should own the trademark to the combination of the words ‘wand’ and ‘left foot’.
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The singer has among the most extensive trademark portfolios in the entertainment industry, with more than 170 active or pending registrations spanning names, phrases and commercial designations.
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For years, the singer has marked the Fourth of July holiday with gatherings at her Rhode Island home, hosting friends and family for celebrations that became a hallmark of her summers.
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The hallmarks of cobalt poisoning fit the woman’s array of symptoms neatly.
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“Emblem.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emblem. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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