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Recent Examples of cockade
French revolutionaries pinned cockades to their clothes; suffragettes slung purple-and-green sashlike ribbons across their chests.
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Alice Robb, Vogue, 29 Nov. 2023
As a general and eventual emperor, Napoleon wore the cockade to symbolize his own revolutionary leadership.
—Jenny Goldsberry, Washington Examiner, 19 Nov. 2023
Lafayette, on his return to France in 1779, was a hero with all the glamour of revolution clinging to his cockade, as charismatic as Che Guevara in the sixties, but with a better character.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2021
Later, the tricolour seeped out from the cockade into the broader political sphere and is now immortalised in the French flag, a symbol of national identity and unity.
—The Economist, 17 June 2020
In revolutionary France, the Marquis de Lafayette, the same French aristocrat who fought in the American revolutionary war, is said to have designed the red, blue and white cockade.
—The Economist, 17 June 2020
Nearly 500 costume makers and enthusiasts from around the world converged on the DoubleTree Hotel at Hazard Center this weekend for panels on makeup transformations, fun with fosshape, beginner embroidery and ribbon cockades.
—David Garrick, sandiegouniontribune.com, 14 May 2018
Alice Robb, Vogue, 29 Nov. 2023
As a general and eventual emperor, Napoleon wore the cockade to symbolize his own revolutionary leadership.
—Jenny Goldsberry, Washington Examiner, 19 Nov. 2023
Lafayette, on his return to France in 1779, was a hero with all the glamour of revolution clinging to his cockade, as charismatic as Che Guevara in the sixties, but with a better character.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2021
Later, the tricolour seeped out from the cockade into the broader political sphere and is now immortalised in the French flag, a symbol of national identity and unity.
—The Economist, 17 June 2020
In revolutionary France, the Marquis de Lafayette, the same French aristocrat who fought in the American revolutionary war, is said to have designed the red, blue and white cockade.
—The Economist, 17 June 2020
Nearly 500 costume makers and enthusiasts from around the world converged on the DoubleTree Hotel at Hazard Center this weekend for panels on makeup transformations, fun with fosshape, beginner embroidery and ribbon cockades.
—David Garrick, sandiegouniontribune.com, 14 May 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cockade
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In the post, Shields shared a series of intimate photos taken throughout her older daughter's life — from getting ready for bathtime as a baby, to shimmering in silver alongside her mother on a red carpet as a grown-up.—
Kayla Grant,
People.com,
20 May 2025
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The explosives were detonated from inside a 2010 silver Ford Fusion sedan, according to authorities.—
Melody Gutierrez,
Los Angeles Times,
19 May 2025
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Prosecutors alleged Jenkins appointed these men as auxiliary deputy sheriffs, giving them badges and credentials despite them not being trained or vetted and not offering services to the sheriff’s office.—
Jared Gans,
The Hill,
27 May 2025
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Scott Jenkins, 53, was the sheriff of Culpeper County until 2023, when he was charged with accepting more than $75,000 in bribes to hand out badges and guns to local businessmen as volunteer deputy sheriffs.—
Joseph Wilkinson,
New York Daily News,
27 May 2025
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Another item predicted to do well is Lot #18, a director’s chair crafted in wood with a red leather seat and back, with Lynch’s name emblazoned in gold on the latter.—
Laurie Brookins,
HollywoodReporter,
30 May 2025
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The category of articles with previous metals includes gold, silver, platinum and other derivative forms of the three, but in the first quarter was more than 90% gold for only the third time in more than two decades.—
Ken Roberts,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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In addition to White’s rosette creation, Moore—whose hats have made it across the pond to Britain's Royal Ascot—also designed the hat worn by Derby’s National Anthem performer and five-time Grammy winner Wynonna Judd.—
Morgan Evans,
Vogue,
3 May 2025
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As host of the trip, Bieber, 28, shimmered in a glittery gold and bronze dress with a rosette embellishment adorning the waist-hitting neckline.—
Michelle Lee,
People.com,
2 May 2025
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There’s also a flashlight setting, which is activated by holding down the power button.—
Jamie Weissman,
Better Homes & Gardens,
27 May 2025
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North Little Rock officials, trying to reach a subsection of the population who doesn't use social media, created a cell phone app for the city to include updates, events, city information and more to be available at the click of a button.—
Harley Walls,
Arkansas Online,
25 May 2025
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Though the original statues are gone from the Renwick Gallery, its exterior tympanum features one distinctive relic of the building’s past: a round medallion with a bronze relief profile portrait of William Corcoran.—
Samantha Baskind,
Smithsonian Magazine,
29 May 2025
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The child wore two bronze bracelets, and the woman wore a necklace made from blue glass beads, officials said.—
Lauren Liebhaber,
Miami Herald,
28 May 2025
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Here's what stars, constellations are the best to spot in May Stargazing this May?—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
25 May 2025
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Myke Towers’ New Soccer Initiative Myke Towers’ Young Kingz Foundation and soccer star David Villa’s DV7 Academy officially kicked off their global partnership earlier this weekend.—
Griselda Flores,
Billboard,
24 May 2025
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This being Washington, the decorations featured an eagle in flight, but, unlike the eagle on the Executive Branch club’s insignia, this one clutched photos of Musk, Bezos, and Zuckerberg, dressed in tuxedos.—
Evan Osnos,
New Yorker,
26 May 2025
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Courts have upheld this, as seen in cases like United States v. Sindel (1995), where misuse of government insignia was penalized.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 May 2025
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“Cockade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cockade. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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