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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
Republicans who stand aside from the MAGA fold look at the situation rather ruefully — and as one emblematic of a broader pattern.
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Niall Stanage, The Hill, 9 Apr. 2025
The case has become emblematic of growing judicial skepticism toward broad executive claims of foreign policy justification.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 30 Mar. 2025
Lane’s response was emblematic of an athlete juggling far more than his NFL aspirations.
—Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
Surgical masks, which were so important during and after the pandemic, are emblematic of the fragile international supply chain of medical devices that our hospitals depend upon.
—Robert Glatter and Peter Papadakos, Time, 8 Apr. 2025
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Niall Stanage, The Hill, 9 Apr. 2025
The case has become emblematic of growing judicial skepticism toward broad executive claims of foreign policy justification.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 30 Mar. 2025
Lane’s response was emblematic of an athlete juggling far more than his NFL aspirations.
—Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
Surgical masks, which were so important during and after the pandemic, are emblematic of the fragile international supply chain of medical devices that our hospitals depend upon.
—Robert Glatter and Peter Papadakos, Time, 8 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for emblematic
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On a broader avenue, people stood on the sidewalks, cheering and mourning and taking pictures with their smartphones—thousands of real-time, utterly personal interpretations of the Pope’s final symbolic journey.—
Vinson Cunningham,
New Yorker,
27 Apr. 2025
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Yet given everything creators Sera Gamble and Greg Berlanti have communicated about Joe over the show’s five seasons, castration doesn’t quite feel satisfying as a proportional symbolic response to Joe’s tenure of terror.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
25 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The readers’ representative office is online at latimes.com/readersrep.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Apr. 2025
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The survey was conducted earlier in April and included a nationally representative sample of 1,380 adults.—
Maria Godoy,
NPR,
23 Apr. 2025
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“Emblematic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emblematic. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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