symbolism
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"The symbolism of having a conference hall in Gaza is profoundly significant," she said.
From BBC • May 15, 2026
Dante Alighieri's Inferno may contain more than religious symbolism and poetic imagination.
From Science Daily • May 11, 2026
They reveal how modern political movements increasingly rely not just on policy or ideology, but on mythology, symbolism and carefully constructed visual identity.
From Salon • May 10, 2026
It used to rely on a more serious narrative drawing from the martyrdom iconography so deeply rooted in Shia Islam and the Soviet-style, anti-American symbolism of the 1979 revolution.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026
We were being lifted by the strength of the message Barack was putting forward, but also, I knew, by the promise and the symbolism of the moment.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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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