branding

verb

Definition of brandingnext
present participle of brand
as in etching
to produce a vivid impression of the exact words my father spoke as he left us are branded in my memory

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Recent Examples of branding Open The Door To Workplace Reality Stop publishing staged employer-branding videos; give candidates public read-only access to your internal onboarding wiki. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026 The partnership will also give Brooks a major presence at Selhurst Park, with branding across pitchside and digital ribbon LEDs, stadium screens and TVs, static stadium assets and the club’s media backdrops. — Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 18 Sep. 2026 The same store covers equipment, event branding like tents and signage, coach’s gear, and spirit wear, one platform instead of five vendors for a director to manage. — Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026 Located in the former space of Vista restaurant with 70 seats, the new restaurant was designed by Eduardo Suarez Designs and Cohere, the hospitality branding ad experience studio. — Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 20 Aug. 2026 Like the Lows, the Air Force 1 Mid Gore-Tex Vibram releases will feature branding from both collaborators with a Gore-Tex tag just beneath the Swoosh and Vibram’s signature yellow logo on the midsole. — Riley Jones, Footwear News, 16 Aug. 2026 One woman picketed Doyle’s home with a sign branding him a murderer. — Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Aug. 2026 Taking a pre-existing movie and branding it as a sequel to a totally unrelated Hollywood hit was common practice in Italy from the late 1970s until the mid-’90s. — Katie Rife, IndieWire, 11 Aug. 2026 El-Sayed survived millions in super PAC spending aimed at branding him too extreme for a race that could determine who controls the Senate in the next Congress, ultimately winning with less than 50% of the vote. — Juhi Doshi, ABC News, 9 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for branding
  1. etching
  2. engraving
  3. imprinting
Verb
  • The shop is known for its ukiyo-e, or Japanese woodblock, prints, as well as for its use of etching, aquatint, monotype, screen-printing, and digital hybrid methods.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 17 Sep. 2026
  • In addition to etchings and pet nose art, Pratt makes complete keepsake etchings consisting of a pet portrait etching, a pet’s personal item, their paw print and other mementos.
    — Yvonne Villasenor, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of etching
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  • Although Craven’s touch is missing, Bettinelli-Olpin and Gillett honor his memory by mimicking his style while engraving their own slick mark.
    — Michael Lee Simpson, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Genesis claims that this Wing Face Micro Lens Array is an industry first and required a special laser-engraving process to execute.
    — Marco Della Cava, Robb Report, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of engraving
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  • In the aftermath of the American Civil War, veteran Cyrus Trask (Tracy Letts) raises his two sons, imprinting on them his weighty expectations for their futures.
    — Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026
  • For the minority of people who have an imprinting defect, PWS is hereditary.
    — Ruth Jessen Hickman, Health, 15 Apr. 2026
Definition of imprinting

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“Branding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/branding. Accessed 10 Oct. 2026.

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