blue ribbon
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Meaning
- noun The highest honor or prize awarded in some competitions and contests.
Mom's strawberry jam won the blue ribbon at the Holland County Fair three years running.
- noun The emblem of the Order of the Garter.
- noun The badge adopted by a teetotal society.
- noun A badge worn or displayed to advocate freedom from online censorship.
- adjective Highly superior in quality, style, substance, prestige, etc.
The governor selected a cadre of blue ribbon social scientists to serve on her poverty task force.
- adjective Pertaining to the Liberal Party, its supporters and regions.
Similar words
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Word family
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