variants
or symbolling
as in touching (on or upon)
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Each year, the Hall of Fame selects just three inductees, with honorees representing distinct categories that recognize different corners of country music’s legacy, according to its website.—
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Sanchez had a great World Baseball Classic representing the Dominican Republic as well.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
21 Mar. 2026
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Yellow ribbons symbolizing support for Guthrie, matching the vibrant flowers on the brittlebrush plants native to the area, dot her neighbors’ mailboxes, and in some cases, their cacti.—
Celina Tebor,
CNN Money,
19 Mar. 2026
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Designer Adolph Weinman chose to use a Roman fasces—an axe bound tightly in a bundle of rods—wrapped in an olive branch, together symbolizing military readiness tempered by a desire for peace, in a nod to the Roman Republic.—
Catherina Gioino,
Fortune,
12 Mar. 2026
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That is the theme these Bruins are embodying.—
Aaron Heisen,
Oc Register,
16 Mar. 2026
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In post-colonial Burma – Myanmar’s name until 1989 – being an ideal citizen meant being an ideal Buddhist; meditation was seen as a visible expression embodying that ideal.—
Daniel M. Stuart,
The Conversation,
16 Mar. 2026
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Meanwhile, wildly popular Korean fragrance label Nonfiction has officially made its way stateside, hinting that K-beauty’s influence may soon extend well beyond skincare and into the perfume aisle.—
Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
16 Mar. 2026
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After months of hinting about it, the mayor revealed where a new MLB stadium would be built.—
LeBron Hill,
Sacbee.com,
11 Mar. 2026
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What Sheridan isn’t shy about specifying is what’s wrong with the present.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
13 Mar. 2026
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On Tuesday, Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said about 140 American service members had been injured so far, without specifying where or when they were wounded.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
12 Mar. 2026
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Kalshi announced a $1 billion perfect bracket challenge on Monday without mentioning the NCAA or March Madness, a pair of NCAA trademarks.—
Hannah Schoenbaum,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Mar. 2026
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Kalshi announced a $1 billion perfect bracket challenge on Monday without mentioning the NCAA or March Madness, a pair of NCAA trademarks.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Mar. 2026
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In the 20th century, the scientific community and environmental activists adopted the term Gaia – the Greek goddess personifying the Earth, the mother of all deities – to reflect the notion of the Earth as a living system.—
Melinda Laituri,
The Conversation,
4 Feb. 2026
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Because Connor and Hudson are personifying these beloved characters, the fans also get attached to seeing them as their characters.—
José Criales-Unzueta,
Vanity Fair,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Symboling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/symboling. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.
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