symbolic
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People keep assigning him symbolic roles: first Muslim senator, Muslim socialist, proof of Democratic radicalism, proof of Muslim political progress.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
But having an awards show that celebrates television presented on a streaming platform behind a pay wall would be a major symbolic statement that traditional viewing on the networks has lost its cultural relevance.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026
Premodern “portrayals of the face,” Ms. Bound-Alberti writes, “were formulaic and symbolic, representing characters and ideals, or social and religious importance, rather than what a person really looked like.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
The "symbolic choice of venue" is in tribute to former England player Sir Stanley Matthews, who won the first Ballon d'Or.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
Yet he understood that as mayor he was the symbolic head of the town.
From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy
Vocabulary lists containing symbolic
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