symbolic
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Its attacks were largely symbolic compared with the more than 20,000 strikes carried out by the U.S. and Israel.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
It’s hard not to read symbolic importance into the location of Warsh’s swearing-in as Fed chair on Friday.
From Barron's • May 22, 2026
Selecting “We’ll Meet Again” as the sing-along tune to end “The Colbert Report” was both nostalgic and symbolic.
From Salon • May 21, 2026
Some 30 years later, the case retains enormous symbolic and political weight in Cuba and among the Cuban exile community.
From BBC • May 20, 2026
Kennedy had sent fifteen hundred more U.S. troops into West Berlin, but the Soviet leader saw that for what it was, a symbolic show of support for the West.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
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