badge

noun

Definition of badgenext
1
as in insignia

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as in medal

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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of badge Khalil and his friends treated such exposure as a badge of honor. — Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026 The message came from one of her employees who told her an agent, who was armed and wearing an ICE badge, had entered the front lobby and asked to speak to an office manager. — Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 14 Aug. 2026 The badge had a button that could be pressed three times to call the office for an event such as a medical emergency, and eight times to connect directly to first responders. — Evy Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026 But an image included in the post features what appears to be a mockup soccer badge, indicating that Small Axe might be making a soccer game that goes head-to-head with EA Sports FC. — Jay Peters, The Verge, 13 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for badge
Recent Examples of Synonyms for badge
  1. insignia
  2. medal
  3. emblem
  4. trophy
  5. crest
  6. ribbon
  7. logo
  8. plate
Noun
  • Competitive admission to the academy, rank insignia on every uniform, exactly one captain per ship.
    — Gautam Mukunda, Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Other insignias were created for lower ranks—some rendered in silver, others in gold—but in the decade following the American Civil War, the current color scheme had become largely fixed.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of insignia
Noun
  • Pallister posted a personal best to win her fourth medal of the meet, her third gold.
    — Peter Baugh, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026
  • In fact, four other expressions from the facility received medals at the 2026 Global Spirits Masters.
    — Brad Japhe, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of medal
Noun
  • The cabin also features a number of personalized details, including James’ emblem and discrete engravings that reference the basketball player’s hometown of Akron, Ohio, and his family.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Turner shows how Brand and his countercultural contemporaries transformed the computer from a symbol of military bureaucracy into an emblem of personal freedom and self-expression.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of emblem
Noun
  • With their victory, Cameroon became just the fourth nation to lift the WAFCON trophy since 1998 and the third to win both the men’s and women’s Africa Cup of Nations (alongside Nigeria and South Africa).
    — Emily Olsen, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The 41-year-old is widely considered one of the best players in history, winning five Ballon d’Or awards in addition to a host of major trophies and record-breaking achievements.
    — Ben Church, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of trophy
Noun
  • Duffy points out a chair with a sun symbol painted on its crest.
    — Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Apart from the colour scheme, the oil rigger logo, first introduced in 1996, was a favourite candidate to adorn the crest.
    — Janson Duench, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of crest
Noun
  • While Dwayne rocked a black tuxedo jacket — the back of which included ribbons arranged to look like a spinal cord — with a matching pleated skirt, Hashian opted for a white halter gown with a stitched design.
    — Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Now at the National Museum of American History, the vanilla silk crepe dress, with its single waterfall ruffle and narrow claret ribbon at the waist, hinted at old-world craft and restraint.
    — Robin Givhan, Vanity Fair, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of ribbon
Noun
  • August, strikingly tall and in sweatpants bearing his university’s logo, introduces himself.
    — Daniel D'Addario, Variety, 19 Aug. 2026
  • That does not mean every animal logo invites a lawsuit, or that Buc-ee’s will prevail in every case.
    — Jason St. Angelo, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of logo
Noun
  • That brought to the plate three-time All-Star Adley Rutschman, who was still in search of his first signature moment as a Red Sox.
    — Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 23 Aug. 2026
  • According to National Geographic, as the Arabian plate began to move further under the Eurasian plate, the two plates crumpled together, creating the Zagros Mountains — an impressive stretch of peaks that still exist in Iran.
    — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of plate

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