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She said it was symbolic and felt cold.

In a symbolic moment of reconciliation, he also went to Hamburg where he laid a wreath remembering those who had died in the Allied bombing of the city during the Second World War.

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Some experts are concerned that the law will be merely symbolic.

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Once recognition is in place—whether through promotions, symbolic awards or even team bonuses—leaders send a message: Glue isn’t invisible anymore.

So it's not impossible that such a symbolic move might be pursued if the drip-drip of scandal became too much to ignore.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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