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Definition for symbol

noun as in letter, character, sign of written communication

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The more devout Sikhs sport turbans and beards as symbols of their faith, which is neither Hindu nor Muslim.

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Among the crowds attending Thompson's concerts, alongside pro-Ustasha symbols, young children and teenagers sing along, all born after the 1990s war ended.

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That support has had surprising staying power, as some of the fascination with Mangione the person has turned him into a symbol for a larger cause.

In April 1930, Gandhi concluded his pivotal salt march, breaking the British monopoly on salt production - a charged symbol of colonial misrule.

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Longing to escape, they take out their frustrations on the symbol for all of that—the much-maligned office printer.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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