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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She said that after her employees’ federal badges expired last month, they were eventually reinstated until Oct.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
While brands that trade on comfort and aristocratic pedigree such as Rolls-Royce and Bentley have invested heavily, more performance-oriented badges such as Aston Martin, McLaren and Lamborghini have said they don’t see a market.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
Both CNN and Politico also said Saturday morning that their reporters were denied access and had their badges seized.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 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
Then Walt hands us our vests and our ID badges, and I am touched to see that he has made up two for me, one with “Barbara” and another with “Barb.”
From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich
