as in symbolical
having the function or meaning of an object or figure that stands for something else
a computer program with representational icons for different functions
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Adjective
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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,
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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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“Representational.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/representational. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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