symbolism
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“What’s drawn me to tarot is the way it’s built on symbolism and the way that symbolism is embedded in the collective unconscious,” Wicks says.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia joined throngs of devotees waving Spanish and Vatican flags in Cibeles Square for a service filled with religious symbolism.
From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026
For many Chavistas, the symbolism has been just as jarring as the policy changes.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
Coverage from the event highlighted patriotic imagery, Christian iconography and large displays combining crosses, American symbolism and references to the country’s founding.
From Salon • May 17, 2026
There is ambiguity, and some symbolism, in the elaborate ritual observed by each returning expedition of astronauts from the moon.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
Vocabulary lists containing symbolism
Literary Devices & Figures of Speech - Introductory
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Poetry: Literary Devices
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The AP English Exam: Rhetorical and Literary Terms 3
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