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also emblematical
as in symbolic
having the function or meaning of an object or figure that stands for something else
the dove is emblematic of the organization's mission to bring some peace to a troubled world
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Recent Examples of emblematic
In this view, the American experience was not exceptional but emblematic—a subset of the painful emergence of something resembling genuinely popular democracy.
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Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2025
Musk has sought, without publicly producing evidence, to portray USAID and other programs cut this year as emblematic of fraud and waste in the federal government.
—Graham Kates, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2025
Its publication in 2008 launched a whole dystopian subgenre and became emblematic of the rising prominence of teen books.
—Charlie Jane Anders, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2025
Many Greeks view the crash as emblematic of the neglect of the country’s railways in recent decades and also of a persistent failure by the state to address safety concerns.
—Reuters, CNN Money, 12 Apr. 2025
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Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2025
Musk has sought, without publicly producing evidence, to portray USAID and other programs cut this year as emblematic of fraud and waste in the federal government.
—Graham Kates, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2025
Its publication in 2008 launched a whole dystopian subgenre and became emblematic of the rising prominence of teen books.
—Charlie Jane Anders, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2025
Many Greeks view the crash as emblematic of the neglect of the country’s railways in recent decades and also of a persistent failure by the state to address safety concerns.
—Reuters, CNN Money, 12 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for emblematic
Adjective
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Honora also pointed to the symbolic nature of the pope's ancestry.—
Elizabeth Thomas,
ABC News,
9 May 2025
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More symbolic may be the dagger tattoo on his left forearm.—
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
9 May 2025
Adjective
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In an interview with the Tribune a week after the debate, Meza said that although having a leader who is representative of the Latino student body is a good thing, her candidacy is not about race.—
Nell Salzman,
Chicago Tribune,
16 May 2025
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The researchers’ rice paddies were representative of rice paddies in Asia, which means that what happened in their paddies is likely happening in others around the region.—
Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi,
Discover Magazine,
15 May 2025
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“Emblematic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emblematic. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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