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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
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And for a pop of color, two red and silver stools sit just in front of the bed.Emma Aerin Becker, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
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The bodysuit, which was pink and silver, had beige netting or stocking material that covered Twain from her decolletage to her toes.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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Car and Driver reports that the Leaper, which has adorned its cars for several decades, is being eliminated in favor of the badge.Jack Guy, CNN, 3 Dec. 2024
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Levi’s gift cards can be used at one of their tailor shops, found at stores allover the world, which offer tailoring and customisation, including a fun range of badges and pins.Olivia Pinnock, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
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These jeans effortlessly combine that style with Gaines’ front-seam trend, with gleaming gold buttons and a wide-leg silhouette.Jamie Allison Sanders, People.com, 7 Dec. 2024
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This lightweight knit cardigan with its gold buttons can be worn as a top (my favorite way!), over a bodysuit or tank with a pair of leather pants, or with light-wash denim and sneakers.Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 7 Dec. 2024
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To that end, rosettes curve around a diamond band—an homage to his grandmother’s toi et moi ring.Lynn Yaeger, Vogue, 22 Oct. 2024
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Plants produce a basal rosette of downy foliage in their first year and flower in the second season, after which the plants typically die out.Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 11 July 2024
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The jacket featured an oversize safety pin as a central button, a hallmark of punk frequently favored by the stra, blending utility with edge.Julia Teti, WWD, 2 Dec. 2024
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But wind — unlike engines — can’t be switched on at the touch of a button.John Leicester, Fortune, 2 Dec. 2024
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The dining room, led by Bishop Design, features rich bronze and gold accents, velvet drapes and leather banquettes, with artwork curated for the space by gallerist Vito Schnabel.Kristen Tauer, WWD, 5 Dec. 2024
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Excavations along the Santa Cruz River in Southern Arizona brought to light a bronze cannon, or a wall gun, used during the 1539-1542 expedition led by Francisco Vázquez de Coronado to the modern-day American Southwest.Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 3 Dec. 2024
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Wolfgang Becker, the German filmmaker whose reunification comedy Good Bye, Lenin! was a worldwide hit and made a star out of the then-unknown young actor Daniel Brühl, has died.Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Dec. 2024
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This has prompted criticism from some quarters that her race has partly contributed to her commercial success, given other Black stars have not received deals on the same level.Johannes Sasay-Wada and Amanda Davies, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024
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As voting got underway, the FBI warned that its name and insignia were being used in two fake news clips, including one that falsely claimed the FBI was urging people to vote remotely because of a terrorist threat.Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
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The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has alerted Americans to two election videos in which the agency's name and insignia are used, telling people the videos are fake.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Cockade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cockade. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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