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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
All of the bike's badging and emblems complement its classic custom look and give its appearance a little extra flair.
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New Atlas, 19 Dec. 2024
Embellished with the brand’s Sacred Heart emblem for quintessential Italian flair, Devotion balances fresh and candied citrus notes with a classic vanilla base.
—Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 18 Dec. 2024
The sculpture is a subtly powerful emblem of what came to be known as Black pride.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
No standard-issue heartthrob, Law began his career as a veritable emblem of intimidating, unattainable, sometimes self-sabotaging male beauty.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 12 Dec. 2024
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New Atlas, 19 Dec. 2024
Embellished with the brand’s Sacred Heart emblem for quintessential Italian flair, Devotion balances fresh and candied citrus notes with a classic vanilla base.
—Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 18 Dec. 2024
The sculpture is a subtly powerful emblem of what came to be known as Black pride.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
No standard-issue heartthrob, Law began his career as a veritable emblem of intimidating, unattainable, sometimes self-sabotaging male beauty.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 12 Dec. 2024
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One of this year’s best film performances undoubtedly came from the turtle in Conclave, who not only served as a symbol of spiritual independence in the film but also got to be carried across the Vatican gardens by Ralph Fiennes.Tom Smyth, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2025
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The painting combines words and symbols connected to colonialism and slavery with imagery evoking the Engadin, such as mountains, fir trees and ibexes.Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Jan. 2025
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Today’s social media influencers in nearby Wynwood may easily miss the the store, a 7,500-square-foot white cinder-block showroom with green shamrock logo in what was once billed as Miami’s Fashion District on Northwest Sixth Avenue hugging I-95.Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 13 Jan. 2025
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Photo : Mecum Auctions A pair of Richard Petty logos are embroidered in the front seats.Howard Walker, Robb Report, 13 Jan. 2025
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Riley first filed for the trademark at the beginning of the 1988-89 season with the Lakers on the brink of a third straight title.Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 9 Jan. 2025
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With her trademark oversize glasses, red lipstick and short cropped gray hair, Apfel’s status as a fashion icon lives on, with Dr. Scholl’s recently unfurling a limited-edition shoe collection designed with some of her archival prints.Miles Socha, WWD, 9 Jan. 2025
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The peaceful transfer of power, a hallmark of American democracy, feels anything but peaceful this time around.Christopher Anderson, Baltimore Sun, 9 Jan. 2025
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The overall ensemble highlighted the balance of simplicity and formality, a hallmark of funeral etiquette.Ty Gaskins, WWD, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Emblem.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emblem. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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