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as in emblem
a device, design, or figure used as an identifying mark
the traditional physician's symbol of a staff entwined with a snake
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as in sign
a written or printed mark that is meant to convey information to the reader
the symbol ¶ indicates where a new paragraph should begin symbols such as emoji that are used in texts
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as in to symbolize
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Recent Examples of symbol
CNN Money, 15 June 2026
There’s also his tattoo that resembled the Totenkopf, or death’s head, a German military symbol now infamous for its prominence on Nazi SS uniforms.
—Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune, 15 June 2026
Fortune, 13 June 2022
Press and hold the app icon, tap App Info (the i symbol), and tap Permissions.
—Julian Chokkattu, Wired, 8 Sep. 2020
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Noun
For each year’s celebrations, Reyes’ namesake label designs a look that embraces symbols stemming from the island, like 2025’s statement-making, red, white and blue ruffled organza maxi skirt.
—CNN Money, 15 June 2026
There’s also his tattoo that resembled the Totenkopf, or death’s head, a German military symbol now infamous for its prominence on Nazi SS uniforms.
—Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune, 15 June 2026
Verb
The laser eyes symbol that Saylor incorporated into his profile picture started in online Bitcoin communities but has spread to the mainstream.
—Fortune, 13 June 2022
Press and hold the app icon, tap App Info (the i symbol), and tap Permissions.
—Julian Chokkattu, Wired, 8 Sep. 2020
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for symbol
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All of the objects bear the president’s profile on one side and a 250th anniversary emblem on the obverse.—
Drew Pittock,
USA Today,
16 June 2026
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On Sunday, the brand updated its Instagram profile image to feature a covered logo and posted videos from the stadium showing the shrouded emblem at the entrance and above the scoreboard.—
Angela Velasquez,
Footwear News,
15 June 2026
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Authorities said there were no signs of a struggle in the home.—
Richard Ramos,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
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The surest sign of improving standards in Ghana and other African countries, Hughton thinks, will be when diaspora players born elsewhere in the world opt to follow their roots.—
Simon Hughes,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
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And though the coast gets its name from the city of Amalfi—once the seat of a powerful maritime republic—no town symbolizes this fabled stretch of coast more acutely than Positano.—
Laura Itzkowitz,
Travel + Leisure,
14 June 2026
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The ghosts of Belo Horizonte However, no moment symbolizes Brazilian soccer’s decline more than the 90 minutes of chaos at Belo Horizonte’s Mineirão stadium when the host nation took on Die Mannschaft in the World Cup semifinals on July 8, 2014.—
Emile Nuh,
CNN Money,
13 June 2026
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The task was then to make the shirts look official, so a few members of the team’s staff stayed up all night before the game stitching on numbers, the Argentina crest and the Le Coq Sportif logo.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
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The cap featured a rainbow version of the team's logo.—
Desiree Anello,
PEOPLE,
16 June 2026
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The undefeated boxing icon is facing serious prison time after allegedly writing a bad check for a luxury timepiece in Las Vegas.—
Alejandro Avila,
FOXNews.com,
17 June 2026
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National icon Luka Modric remains Croatia's leading player even at the age of 40.—
Steven Rosenbaum,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
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One park that was highlighted for guests to visit during the holidays was Colonel Allensworth State Historic Park, which is considered one of the most significant state parks representing Black history in California.—
Noe Padilla,
USA Today,
18 June 2026
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Lynn Biyendolo—The first Pepperdine Wave to represent Team USA on the international stage, Biyendolo was the 2011 West Coast Conference Freshman of the Year and eventually became a three-time All-West Region and WCC First Team selection.—
Assistant Sports Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
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The Netherlands struck first when legendary defender Virgil van Dijk opened the scoring with one of his trademark headers.—
Bryan Preston,
FOXNews.com,
20 June 2026
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The success has not changed another of Kelly’s trademarks, which is to show as little emotion on the mound as possible, which means pretty much none.—
Marc Topkin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
20 June 2026
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Wrapped around one side are 5-foot tall concrete capital letters, an excerpt of Obama’s 2015 speech commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Selma-to-Montgomery march.—
Claire Savage,
Fortune,
20 June 2026
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Named after the first-ever postwoman west of the Mississippi, the Westman honors its history with love letters and postcards from decades past scattered throughout the property.—
Sierra Vandervort,
Travel + Leisure,
20 June 2026
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“Symbol.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/symbol. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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