symbolic
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It is symbolic of your enterprising younger self, and all of those fancy cars and five-star vacations that you passed up on, perhaps using that money as a down payment on your next property instead.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026
His team is developing neuro-symbolic AI, which combines traditional neural networks with symbolic reasoning.
From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2026
The importance of the move may be largely symbolic at this point, as it does not apply to generic medicines - the most commonly used medicines in the US.
From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026
But speaking to foreign media last week, Cheng said talks with Xi would carry "significant symbolic meaning" and could be a "foundation" for peaceful relations across the Taiwan Strait.
From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026
The capture of Richmond by Union troops would be a powerful symbolic victory, telling everyone that the end of the Confederacy was near.
From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly
Vocabulary lists containing symbolic
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