branded
Americanadjective
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marked with a branding iron to show ownership.
branded cattle.
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Commerce. carrying the brand or trademark of a manufacturer.
branded merchandise.
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Soon they were being branded by the News of the World as "Britain's newest purveyors of filth" - a moniker Sullivan claimed "made my mother cry".
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
The decision will prevent branded drug makers from using dubious patent infringement lawsuits to squash low-cost competition.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
My first lasagna was Stouffer’s, and my mom made spaghetti ragu using — what else? — a jar of branded Ragu.
From Salon • Jun. 3, 2026
Fernando Lucas, president of the Federation of Gold Miners' Cooperatives in Para, told AFP that he was sick of miners being "branded as criminals".
From Barron's • May 29, 2026
While the FBI and America viewed Sebold as a hero, the Germans branded him a traitor.
From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple
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