symbolic
Example Sentences
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Instead of viewing them solely as symbolic layers representing sin, Burbery argues they closely resemble the terraced rings seen in massive impact basins throughout the solar system.
From Science Daily • May 11, 2026
The White House has said it is of "tremendous symbolic significance", and promised that Trump will "deliver more good deals" for Americans.
From Barron's • May 11, 2026
"The song was not directly political, but it was symbolic, and the performer was symbolic," Gorščak believes.
From BBC • May 10, 2026
Dr. Becky instructs listeners to take a symbolic action—no matter where you are, to take a step forward.
From Slate • May 10, 2026
But to those of us who marched, the pictures are symbolic of all of us and what we endured.
From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry
Vocabulary lists containing symbolic
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