emblazon
verb
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The History of Emblazon
Blazon is a less commonly used synonym of the more familiar coat of arms. Both centuries-old terms refer to heraldic designs, symbols, and other imagery (think crosses, lions, stripes, etc.) that typically appear on banners, shields, armor, and elsewhere. The verb form of blazon meaning “to represent armorial bearings in drawing or engraving” and emblazon, “to inscribe or adorn with or as if with heraldic bearings or devices,” came into use around the same time in the late 1500s. Emblazon still refers to marking something with an emblem of heraldry, but it is now more often used for adorning or publicizing something in any conspicuous way, whether with eye-catching decoration or colorful words of praise.
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Examples of emblazon in a Sentence
USA TODAY, 5 Apr. 2024
The wall was previously emblazoned with the school’s former mascot, the Miners.
—Lezlie Sterling, Sacramento Bee, 31 Mar. 2024
The otherworldly signal may have been a message just for Saul’s companion, a nanomaterials researcher named Auggie Salazar (Eiza González) who’s had a glowing countdown emblazoned across her field of vision for days.
—Inkoo Kang, The New Yorker, 18 Mar. 2024
The prize, last awarded in 2017, has previously gone to major donors, trustees and philanthropists whose names — Walter Annenberg, his daughter Wallis Annenberg, and Dana and David Dornsife — are synonymous with Los Angeles society and emblazoned on USC buildings.
—Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2024
Media outlets, civil rights groups, and some users called out communities that trafficked in misogynist conspiracy theories, intimate images stolen off celebrities’ emails and iCloud accounts, and actual AR-15s that had Snoo emblazoned on them with Reddit’s permission.
—Paresh Dave, WIRED, 14 Mar. 2024
Signs advertising leases are emblazoned on some of the capital’s prime office buildings, while downtown retail spaces sit empty.
—Alan Rappeport, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2024
Now, a number of parents are claiming that the teacher put their children’s assignments up for sale online, without their knowledge — emblazoned on almost 3,000 items, including mugs, ornaments, cushions and shower curtains, at prices up to $120.
—Rachel Pannett, Washington Post, 14 Feb. 2024
Candidates would also spend an hour with Josh, the product manager, and finally another hour with Peter before being sent off in the evening with a beer stein emblazoned with the AllDone logo.
—IEEE Spectrum, 13 Mar. 2024
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“Emblazon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/emblazon. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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