symbolic
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It is symbolic of your enterprising younger self, and all of those fancy cars and five-star vacations that you passed up on, perhaps using that money as a down payment on your next property instead.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026
His team is developing neuro-symbolic AI, which combines traditional neural networks with symbolic reasoning.
From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2026
The importance of the move may be largely symbolic at this point, as it does not apply to generic medicines - the most commonly used medicines in the US.
From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026
"It's a symbolic gesture that won't have any real impact on the economy for ordinary Cubans," he added.
From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026
Because Woodall had already received the newspaper’s money, however, this act was purely symbolic and had almost no impact on his actions on the mountain.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
Vocabulary lists containing symbolic
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