Medals
Ribbons
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- decorations and medals
- decorations and ribbons
- licenses and medals
- licenses and ribbons
- justifications and medals
- justifications and ribbons
- pretenses and medals
- pretenses and ribbons
- commissions and medals
- commissions and ribbons
- awards and medals
- awards and ribbons
- flags and medals
- flags and ribbons
Both words in one sentence
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When their new platoon leader, a 2nd lieutenant fresh out of ROTC, gets in his face about not wearing all his decorations, he goes back to the barracks, and comes back wearing only his boots, all of his ribbons and medals pinned directly to his chest, and not one but two Medals Of Honor.
Source: Film / We Were Soldiers -
A sub trope is one where an individual disdains the awarding of such medals and ribbons and refuses to wear them.
Source: Bling of War - They still can't wear medals or ribbons they aren't entitled to though.
Source: Custom Uniform
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Ribbons and Medals. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/medals/ribbons
Medals & Ribbons. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/medals/ribbons>.
Ribbons or Medals. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/medals/ribbons.
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