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Recent Examples of symbolistic
Williams was the group’s poet but also its madcap, blending a symbolistic worldview with a devilish sense of humor.
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Ethan Mordden, WSJ, 9 Mar. 2018
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, 27 Jan. 2017
Ethan Mordden, WSJ, 9 Mar. 2018
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, 27 Jan. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for symbolistic
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His work is instantly recognizable, with vibrant, impressionistic swirls of purple, orange, green and red.—
John Wenzel,
The Denver Post,
13 Jan. 2025
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Nietzsche’s genealogy, needless to say, was a more impressionistic affair, and didn’t reach back to any evolutionary savanna.—
Nikhil Krishnan,
The New Yorker,
23 Dec. 2024
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“Symbolistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/symbolistic. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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