- plural of totem.
totems
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None of their totems turned up in the way we know they can.
From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2026
A pair of blue totems from 2016 are built upon an amalgamation of numerous smaller objects, the process and monochromatic finish indebted to Louise Nevelson.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
The hope, too, is that Scott McTominay and John McGinn and the other totems of this team find their very best stuff on the biggest stage.
From BBC ● Mar. 31, 2026
More often than not, the things the gang cooks, markets or consumes are totems of their most earnest, if wildly misdirected, ambitions.
From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2025
We take the subway to parts of the city we’ve never been to and walk the neighborhoods for hours, combing through the sidewalk clearance bins for important pieces, amulets, future totems of the city.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
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