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symbolic

[sim-bol-ik] / sɪmˈbɒl ɪk /


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"Players are far more culturally symbolic than they used to be," says Kirkham.

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

China's homegrown C919 jet completed its first international commercial flight on Wednesday, a symbolic step towards Beijing's goal of challenging the decades-long aerospace dominance of Boeing and Airbus.

From Barron's Aug. 12, 2026

"It really upends a theory that says that symbolic rule induction is not possible without linguistic capacities," says Kean.

From Science Daily Aug. 11, 2026

They didn’t eliminate it per se, but they turned it into a pro forma, symbolic chamber.

From Slate Jul. 31, 2026

Maybe it was some sort of, like, symbolic thing he was trying to do.

From "When I Was the Greatest" by Jason Reynolds




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