symbolic
Example Sentences
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Even if some of the deployments were symbolic, they provided some moral cover.
“That rainbow road in the mural, leading to the mountains, is so symbolic. Very ‘Wizard of Oz.’
From Los Angeles Times
This fact, according to León, “marks a structural widening of the conflict beyond contained or symbolic strikes.”
From MarketWatch
This fact, according to León, “marks a structural widening of the conflict beyond contained or symbolic strikes.”
From MarketWatch
Any successor will likely have less personal authority than Khamenei and serve a more symbolic role.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
