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a sign of identity that has the first letters of a person's first, middle, and last names and that is put on towels, blankets, clothes, etc., as a decoration or to show ownership
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Recent Examples of monogram
There was a time when a monogram kept a low profile.
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Jennifer Noyes, Air Mail, 11 Apr. 2026
Not everyone is compelled to spend the extra money on a monogram for their jammies, but the impulse comes from the early days of life.
—Brandon Kaipo Moningka, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026
Liu’s jacket—worn open over a white crewneck tee—featured a breast pocket bearing the house’s telltale LV monogram.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 10 Mar. 2026
Philipp Plein played with crocodile prints, monogram logos and crystals across the men’s denim range.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 9 Mar. 2026
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Jennifer Noyes, Air Mail, 11 Apr. 2026
Not everyone is compelled to spend the extra money on a monogram for their jammies, but the impulse comes from the early days of life.
—Brandon Kaipo Moningka, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026
Liu’s jacket—worn open over a white crewneck tee—featured a breast pocket bearing the house’s telltale LV monogram.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 10 Mar. 2026
Philipp Plein played with crocodile prints, monogram logos and crystals across the men’s denim range.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 9 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for monogram
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Penalties, club crests, tackles, the length of the grass.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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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
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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
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While the attack on the press is underway, the authorities are also reviving old symbols of political repression.—
Nathan Hodge,
CNN Money,
26 Apr. 2026
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Quantum technologies have made those challenges and others symbols of a bygone era.—
David Awschalom,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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So journalists, wear the badge with pride.—
Letters to the Editor,
Washington Post,
24 Apr. 2026
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Millwall was blindsided by the educational pamphlet that featured the southeast London club’s badge edited onto an illustration of a Ku Klux Klan robe.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
24 Apr. 2026
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The jewelry was shaped like oak leaves and featured a pavé diamond acorn in the center, inspired by the Middleton family coat of arms.—
Christina Perrier,
InStyle,
12 Mar. 2026
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The coat of arms and other decorations are the focus of the restoration.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 Mar. 2026
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That’s also the trademark of Courtney (Balenciaga) Washington, a choreographer from the worlds of competition dance and vogue ballrooms.—
Sheldon Pearce,
New Yorker,
24 Apr. 2026
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The making of Location Lost had its challenges, a trademark of Failure’s entire career.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Apr. 2026
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“Monogram.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monogram. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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