badge
noun
a special or distinctive mark, token, or device worn as a sign of allegiance, membership, authority, achievement, etc..
badges
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pluralof badge.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Both CNN and Politico also said Saturday morning that their reporters were denied access and had their badges seized.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
For performances I would put little chains on my gown and wear bedazzled badges.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
A self-described “workaholic,” Cook famously wakes up at 4 a.m. to read customer and employee emails, then hits the gym and badges into Apple Park when he’s not traveling for diplomatic meetings or supply-chain audits.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 29, 2026
They are supposed to earn badges, develop skills, sell things, handle money, go camping, meet new people, encounter unfamiliar places, ask questions, solve problems and make decisions.
From Salon ● Aug. 28, 2026
There were soldiers everywhere, dressed in fatigues, and there were civilian scientists and technicians wearing id badges.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
