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blue ribbon

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1. blue ribbon - Noun

2. blue ribbon - Adjective

3. blue ribbon - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

an honor or award gained for excellence

selected or chosen for special qualifications

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blue-ribbon

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Examples

the blue-ribbon event of the season Source: Internet

An estimate in 2006 from a "blue ribbon panel" said cleanup costs would be $15 billion. citation Compounding the problem is that 100,000 new residents move to the area each year. Source: Internet

"Anyone can beat Phil Twyford, particularly if you've got a blue ribbon on them." Source: Internet

A “blue-ribbon” committee has been working with HCC to insure the buildings were what the community needed and wanted. Source: Internet

Meacham, 2012, p. 496 Shortly after Jefferson had died, attendants found a gold locket on a chain around his neck, where it had rested for more than forty years, containing a small faded blue ribbon which tied a lock of his wife Martha's brown hair. Source: Internet

Chamption Cookery Exhibit was won by Norma Flack, while Alison Stutchbury received the blue ribbon in for Decorated Cake. Source: Internet

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