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Recent Examples of symbolist
Another adopted a symbolist approach, breaking the novel down into its constituent elements and tracing each back to signs and symbols in Iranian culture and history.
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Amir Ahmadi Arian, The Dial, 15 Jan. 2026
Amir Ahmadi Arian, The Dial, 15 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for symbolist
Adjective
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Williams was the group’s poet but also its madcap, blending a symbolistic worldview with a devilish sense of humor.—
Ethan Mordden,
WSJ,
9 Mar. 2018
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The symbolistic use of the color red, worn by the accusing girls, is contrasted with the more subdued colors of the accused.—
Orange County Register,
Orange County Register,
27 Jan. 2017
Adjective
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Perhaps a more perverse, expressionistic route is required.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
11 Feb. 2026
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Like a director manning a film dolly, Kehlmann pans from one perspective to another—including those of Greta Garbo and Louise Brooks, two glamorous actors whom Pabst discovered—to give an expressionistic sense of the people and the forces shaping his life.—
The Atlantic,
The Atlantic,
4 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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The production is naturalistic, with bits of expressionist neo-noir worked in when a crime is being described.—
Television Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Jan. 2026
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One of music’s greatest cosmic ironies is how ground zero for the expressionist rage known as death metal is located in easy driving distance from the Most Magical Place on Earth.—
Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
19 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Guests will include Wyclef Jean and Andra Day with the music, while comedian and impressionist Matt Friend will report for the show from the red carpet.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
11 Mar. 2026
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Inspired by Mediterranean pieces, this coverlet is styled best with terra-cotta floors, a humble wood side table, and a small impressionist painting above a four-poster bed.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
10 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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That lurid fable was followed by 2023’s Pictures of Ghosts, an impressionistic documentary that told the parallel stories of Mendonça Filho’s life in movies and Recife’s decaying cinemas.—
Michael Snyder,
The Atlantic,
13 Mar. 2026
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The animation — hand-painting on canvas and glass render the hypnotic water effects — feels impressionistic, like a work of fine art come to life.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
10 Mar. 2026
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“Symbolist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/symbolist. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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