emblematic
adjective
em·blem·at·ic
ˌem-blə-ˈma-tik 
variants
or less commonly emblematical
: of, relating to, or constituting an emblem : symbolic, representative
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Examples of emblematic in a Sentence
the dove is emblematic of the organization's mission to bring some peace to a troubled world
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The resistance to the Albany board’s demands is emblematic of the struggles such panels continue to face across the United States, decades after being created to increase police accountability.
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Maria Cramer, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2024
The way the priest and the torturer worked together is emblematic of the interconnection between the Russian state and the Russian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate.
—Peter Pomerantsev, TIME, 20 Apr. 2024
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Maria Cramer, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2024
The way the priest and the torturer worked together is emblematic of the interconnection between the Russian state and the Russian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate.
—Peter Pomerantsev, TIME, 20 Apr. 2024
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“Emblematic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/emblematic. Accessed 4 May. 2024.
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emblematic
adjective
em·blem·at·ic
ˌem-blə-ˈmat-ik
variants
also emblematical
: of, relating to, or serving as an emblem : symbolic
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