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symbolism

[sim-buh-liz-uhm] / ˈsɪm bəˌlɪz əm /
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There’s more to this outcome than Resistance-pleasing symbolism, though.

From Slate • Mar. 28, 2026

But symbolism is important in maintaining a democratic society under the rule of law.

From Salon • Feb. 28, 2026

In their fiction—mostly novels for Woolf, short stories for Mansfield—they experimented by replacing linear narrative and descriptive detail with suggestion and symbolism.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

The Forbidden City was the heart of imperial China for more than 500 years and remains laden with symbolism of its powerful past.

From Barron's • Jan. 29, 2026

That’s enough symbolism for one day, Obie told himself.

From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier




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