branded

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adjective

brand·​ed ˈbran-dəd How to pronounce branded (audio)
Synonyms of brandednext
: having a brand name
branded products

branded

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past tense and past participle of brand entry 2

Examples of branded in a Sentence

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Brewer said the ad, created by Good Good Golf, was released last week to promote a co-branded driver and had been approved by Callaway before the spot was posted online. — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026 The in-room espresso martini and French 75 are part of the first co-branded collaboration from Via Carota Craft Cocktails. — Jillian Dara, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026 This includes special co-branded apparel created for the collaboration. — Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 21 Aug. 2026 In a multi-branded, multi-vertical, multi-siloed company, people develop power bases by controlling information. — Kamal Ahmed, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for branded

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1870, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of branded was in 1870

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