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a device, design, or figure used as an identifying mark
the bald eagle, that universally recognized totem of our country
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Recent Examples of totems
Within the fashion section, designers and ceramicists Giulia Cosenza and Jonas Lutz will debut sculptures suitable for retail display, creating totems for bespoke fashion spaces.
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Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 28 Aug. 2025
Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 28 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for totems
Noun
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Falling Saguaros and pollinators in peril From license plates to postcards, there are few Arizona symbols as iconic as the saguaro cactus.—
John Leos,
AZCentral.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Visual learners respond best when information is presented with pictures, diagrams, symbols and colors, and tools like flashcards.—
Suzanne Wright,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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The country still uses a lot of Soviet emblems and iconography.—
Simon Shuster,
Time,
8 Aug. 2025
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The domestic and international protections afforded by patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secret law supports the need for identifying the location of the IP.—
Priya Prakash Royal Esq. LL.M. MBA AEP TEP,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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This isn’t the first David versus Goliath story in sports trademarks.—
Brendan Coffey,
Sportico.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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“Totems.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/totems. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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