Thesaurus results for SYMBOLS

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noun

plural of symbol

as in emblems

a device, design, or figure used as an identifying mark the traditional physician's symbol of a staff entwined with a snake

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a written or printed mark that is meant to convey information to the reader the symbol ¶ indicates where a new paragraph should begin symbols such as emoji that are used in texts

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verb

present tense third-person singular of symbol

as in symbolizes

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Below three magical symbols, the author wrote the names of four enslaved people. —

Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 20 June 2026 What used to be a family-friendly environment is now filled with drag queens, definitive political and ideological statements about sexuality, and mascots decked out in the colors and symbols of that movement. —

Jon Root Outkick, FOXNews.com, 19 June 2026 In honor of National Bald Eagle Day on June 20, here are some interesting facts about these symbols of patriotism. —

Madeline Gunderson, USA Today, 19 June 2026 It was coined in Japan in the 1990s for small pictorial symbols used in electronic messaging. —

Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026 The Joliet resident and other members of the nearly 500-member Chicagoland Nurse Honor Guard have been doing that for the past several years, providing a free ceremony during a visitation or funeral service that incorporates important symbols of the nursing profession. —

Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 18 June 2026 The tracks are identified by symbols rather than city names, seemingly encouraging listeners to focus on the performances themselves rather than their geographic origins. —

Spin Staff, SPIN, 18 June 2026 As a cognitive scientist and linguist, a lot of my research training is about symbols and about the construction of identity in that way. —

Stephanie Shih june 17, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2026 Our story begins with these symbols; it should not be hidden as a footnote. —

Rev. José Rodriguez, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 June 2026

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No logos or emblems make for a classy design.

— Andrew P. Collins, The Drive, 10 June 2026
Yet as the memory of the Civil War faded, the meaning of the symbols changed; the names Sumner and Brooks became emblems of partisan rancor—a cautionary tale about the breakdown of civil discourse.

— Rob Wolfe, The Atlantic, 5 June 2026