badges

noun

plural of badge
1
as in insignia

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as in medals

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Recent Examples of badges If employees have company ID badges, the information should be on a card that can be kept with their badge. — Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 27 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for badges
  1. insignia
  2. medals
  3. emblems
  4. trophies
  5. crests
  6. ribbons
  7. symbols
  8. plates
Noun
  • Russia could also deploy a limited number of troops, possibly without national insignia, into NATO countries on its border, the DDIS said.
    — Sam Meredith, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026
  • However, there is an interlocking NY insignia on his plaque in the hallowed halls of Cooperstown.
    — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of insignia
Noun
  • This March, due to heat risk, the Los Angeles Marathon controversially allowed runners to collect marathon finisher’s medals at the 18-mile mark.
    — Vibhu Krishna, STAT, 2 Oct. 2026
  • This week’s photographs include a public tour of serial killer Dorothea Puente’s former home and medals for the 319th Expeditionary Signal Battalion.
    — Nathaniel Levine, Sacbee.com, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of medals
Noun
  • People choose emblems, like a star or a flower, for a little flair.
    — Christine Lennon, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Aug. 2026
  • The moment taps a broader wartime tradition in Ukraine, where heroic dogs, cats and rescuers become national emblems — and American gestures of solidarity carry growing political weight.
    — Laurie Kellman, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of emblems
Noun
  • The earliest ones are filled with clippings that picture grand chandeliers or trophies or urns.
    — Ryan Sullivan, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The two trophies, for the men’s and women’s crews, each sit within a rectangular frame that reflects Chanel’s signature colors.
    — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of trophies
Noun
  • Trump’s laudatory comments come as bipartisan angst over the technology crests, alarming AI incidents proliferate, and global governments call for policy cooperation.
    — Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Officials said high water could linger for days even after the river crests, with additional rainfall expected to slow the area's recovery.
    — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of crests
Noun
  • Venerdi Pomeriggio also took a girlish approach to embellishments, adding bouquet embroidery and pink ribbons to jeans.
    — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Rocha developed Parker’s dress from an existing show piece, reworking its hand-laced, unraveling ribbons in a pale ballet pink intended as a nod to pointe shoes.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of ribbons
Noun
  • Florida has redesigned its driver’s license and identification card with new safety features and to incorporate state symbols into the document.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2026
  • There is no set code that can account for a culture’s history, sacred symbols and collective traumas.
    — Ivan Doruda, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of symbols
Noun
  • Small and large plates highlighting tandoor cooking, chaat and even seafood, covering a variety of Indian regional cuisine, rather than focusing solely on the curries and breads of Northern India commonly found in American restaurants.
    — Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 2 Oct. 2026
  • In order to get the contacts (those little metal plates with the positive and negative markings) to touch the battery.
    — Noah Kaufman, Architectural Digest, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of plates

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“Badges.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/badges. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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