Meaning of blue ribbon | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The highest honor or prize awarded in some competitions and contests.
2. The emblem of the Order of the Garter.
3. The badge adopted by a teetotal society.
4. A badge worn or displayed to advocate freedom from online censorship.
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Examples

“Mom's strawberry jam won the blue ribbon at the Holland County Fair three years running.”

“These [scholarships] were the blue ribbon of the [college].”

“Mr. Allen’s work, “Théâtre D’opéra Spatial,” took home the blue ribbon in the fair’s contest for emerging digital artists — making it one of the first A.I.-generated pieces to win such a prize, and setting off a fierce backlash from artists who accused him of, essentially, cheating.”

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