symbolic
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Such a practice might even suggest symbolic burial traditions once believed to be exclusive to Homo sapiens, or modern humans.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 11, 2026
These were all the things I had been trying to understand as merely symbolic.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 10, 2026
He also notes the action is largely symbolic, stopping short of a sharp intervention like aggressively adjusting the currency’s daily reference rate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2026
"This would be a significant and symbolic first step towards reparatory justice," he added.
From Barron's ● Oct. 31, 2026
Is it merely coincidence that the pyramids of Mesopotamia, the cradle of architecture, have served as a symbolic shape for twentieth century architects?
From "The Annotated Mona Lisa" by Carol Strickland and John Boswell
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The SAT: Language of the Test, List 6
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