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as in brand
a device (as a word) identifying the maker of a piece of merchandise and legally reserved for the exclusive use of that person or company
"Kleenex" is a trademark for a cleansing tissue
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as in logo
a device, design, or figure used as an identifying mark
the golden arches are a trademark of McDonald's
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Recent Examples of trademark
The singer delivered a noteworthy performance at the awards ceremony in February 2025, complete with his trademark on-stage flips.
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Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 12 Apr. 2025
This was his 100th goal for City, and the build-up also featured an aesthetically trademark through ball to Jack Grealish on the left.
—Sam Lee, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
And while the vision of Young, a vigorous 70 in his trademark schoolboy shorts, tie, crew socks and black shoes, is always amusing, there was nothing but serious respect for his finger-blistering playing.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 11 Apr. 2025
It’s got tons of his trademark heart and humor and the action is jaw dropping.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 11 Apr. 2025
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Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 12 Apr. 2025
This was his 100th goal for City, and the build-up also featured an aesthetically trademark through ball to Jack Grealish on the left.
—Sam Lee, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
And while the vision of Young, a vigorous 70 in his trademark schoolboy shorts, tie, crew socks and black shoes, is always amusing, there was nothing but serious respect for his finger-blistering playing.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 11 Apr. 2025
It’s got tons of his trademark heart and humor and the action is jaw dropping.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 11 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trademark
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Deliveries in the January-March period slid 13%, as the company lost ground to Chinese rivals, and Musk's political actions as a close adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump have damaged the brand.—
Akash Sriram,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2025
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In this sense, Biden’s brand of post-neoliberalism fed the body but not the soul.—
Jennifer M. Harris,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Apr. 2025
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This technology enables robots to identify recyclable materials by recognizing patterns in colors, textures, shapes and logos, spotting a stray plastic bottle in a sea of trash faster than any human.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
FOXNews.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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The Global Payments Company logo seen displayed on a smartphone.—
MacKenzie Sigalos,
CNBC,
17 Apr. 2025
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The company said the dress code change will maintain the green apron's status as the symbol for Starbucks since they were introduced in 1987.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
14 Apr. 2025
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Women began appearing at anti-Trump protests wearing costumes inspired by the show—the handmaids’ long red cloaks and snow-white broad-brimmed bonnets serving as symbols of their political discontent.—
Moira Donegan,
New Yorker,
11 Apr. 2025
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Rescue workers, at least two of whom can be seen wearing uniforms, are seen exiting a fire truck and an ambulance marked with the emblem of the Red Crescent and approaching the ambulance derailed to the side.—
Farnaz Fassihi,
New York Times,
5 Apr. 2025
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On Google Maps, a yellow sign with a fire emblem can be seen near the gate of the set.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
2 Apr. 2025
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The campaign is predictably Trumpian, built on a flagrantly pretextual basis and executed with the sort of vicious but chaotic idiocy that has always been a hallmark of the authoritarian mind.—
Ars Staff,
ArsTechnica,
17 Apr. 2025
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The parade is still alive and well today and is one of the hallmarks of Fiesta.—
Jill Robbins,
Southern Living,
16 Apr. 2025
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“Trademark.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trademark. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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