emblazoned

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Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, in greeting Sergey V. Lavrov, the Russian foreign minister, presented him with a red plastic button emblazoned with the English word "reset" and the Russian word "peregruzka."

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  1. transitive verb To adorn (a surface) richly with prominent markings: emblazon a doorway with a coat of arms.
  2. transitive verb To inscribe (a prominent marking) on a surface: emblazon a cross on a banner.
  3. transitive verb To make resplendent with brilliant colors.
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  • Photocopies spilled out, along with two pieces of cream-colored stationery, a stark black name emblazoned across the top. —  Lippman, Laura - [Tess Monaghan 02] - Charm City
  • His life was characterized by a succession of shining acts of self-sacrifice and affection, and his nature, so quiet and unobtrusive, shrunk so sensitively from ostentation, that greatness must have been “thrust upon him” ere he held a name emblazoned upon the roll of fame. —  The World As I Have Found It
  • Airline check-in stations everywhere, each with its logo or name emblazoned above. —  AnalogSFF,July-August2008
  • Wednesday morning with Steelers flags waving high on his sticker-emblazoned, black-and-gold painted Ford van. —  TheSunNews.com: Local
  • This back-to-school season, with its supersaturated primary colors, is the perfect opportunity to sport home-field pride without wearing yet another one-size-fits-all tee with a fill-in-the-blank school name emblazoned across the chest.
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