badge

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Recent Examples of badge Players who find themselves being tailed tend to take it first as a badge of honor. Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 22 Apr. 2026 Prince William, Kate Middleton and Queen Elizabeth have also received the green badge in past years. Helen Murphy, PEOPLE, 22 Apr. 2026 But authorities aren’t so sure, and relieve the chief of his badge. Sandra Dallas, Denver Post, 19 Apr. 2026 But Bianco’s badge hasn’t shielded him from Hilton’s blistering attacks about the sheriff’s past statements about immigration, COVID-19 pandemic mask mandates and Black Lives Matter protests — which is disqualifying for some GOP voters. Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for badge
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Noun
  • At the center of the Crew-13 patch is a golden dragon, which is both a reference to the name of SpaceX’s capsule and the golden horses depicted on the Apollo 13 insignia.
    Robert Pearlman, ArsTechnica, 27 Apr. 2026
  • The insignia in the upper left of the original video belongs to the IDF’s Givati Brigade, which the IDF says has been operating in the area.
    Will Clark, NBC news, 20 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Tracie Ruiz-Conforto won three medals — two golds and one silver — in dual and individual synchronized swimming at the 1984 Los Angeles and 1988 Seoul Olympics as one of the most dominant athletes in her sport during that era.
    Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Her post also included a video of the group reacting to their win, followed by a selfie of Hudson, 25, and a teammate with their medal.
    Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 28 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • According to British Vogue, the designer is said to have created the dress as a nod to France, with national flowers and bees — the emblem of Napoleon — embroidered on the skirt.
    Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026
  • The Fashion Nova baddie in horizontal sprawl off the Vertigo, for example, is an emblem for those in the know.
    Julissa James, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • For both, a chance to keep their dreams alive of lifting the biggest and most important trophy in the European club game for the very first time.
    Ben Church, CNN Money, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Photos of Dosio’s trophy room at his home — which included an elephant, rhino, lion, buffalo, crocodile, zebra and leopard — were shared by the New York Post and The Daily Mail.
    Ryan Brennan April 28, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Adult male Steller sea lions also don’t have a visible sagittal crest (the bump on the top of their heads) that is observed in adult male California sea lions, according to the Marine Mammal Center.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Penalties, club crests, tackles, the length of the grass.
    Phil Hay, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Its Civil Rights history might've been lost on the kids rushing onto the platform to mount their favorite horses at the ribbon-cutting this week.
    Elizabeth Blair, NPR, 24 Apr. 2026
  • In the course of dealing art for half a century, Gagosian has cut the ribbon on dozens of gallery spaces, at least 10 different addresses in New York alone.
    Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 24 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Theater blogs and Reddit pages have been mulling the sudden appearance this week in the Broadway theater district of two posters bearing a blue star image that resembles the logo used by the Evita London production and on the Evita Instagram page.
    Greg Evans, Deadline, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Before the crowd split into teams, one person from each group donned an orange safety vest emblazoned with the logo of BrightView, the landscaping firm that does trash collection downtown.
    Shun Graves, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Weber has been impressed by Martinez’s contributions with the bat and with his defense behind the plate.
    Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Lee then came up to the plate and fell behind in the count 1-2.
    Tony Gleason, Daily News, 25 Apr. 2026

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“Badge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/badge. Accessed 2 May. 2026.

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