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symbolic

[sim-bol-ik] / sɪmˈbɒl ɪk /


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All of these songs carry the common themes of warmth, happiness and the elementally symbolic power of sunshine.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

Trump’s arch, groused the New York Times, “would drastically change the sightlines between some of the country’s most symbolic memorials.”

From Slate • May 18, 2026

Supporters of Nyong’o’s casting note that Helen of Troy is not a historical figure bound to a single visual interpretation, but a literary and symbolic character whose meaning has shifted across cultures and eras.

From Salon • May 16, 2026

Spiders have been around for at least 140 million years, far longer than we have, and in some cultures have become a symbolic creature with surprising superpowers.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

In a profound, symbolic gesture, I am giving you this bar of Vosges I got when we all went to Edgartown.

From "We Were Liars" by E. Lockhart




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