symbolism
Example Sentences
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It was banned from all major digital streaming platforms and in Germany due to Germany's laws against extremist symbolism and hate speech, but went viral on social media, particularly on X.
From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026
That makes pronatalism look less like symbolism and more like the early architecture of a policy-backed consumer ecosystem.
From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026
There’s more to this outcome than Resistance-pleasing symbolism, though.
From Slate • Mar. 28, 2026
Similar to the way Lamar’s performance was laden with symbolism about Black history, life and death under the American police state, Bad Bunny placed cultural tributes in plain sight.
From Salon • Feb. 9, 2026
And after a while, since he was a man who enjoyed literary and spiritual allusions as well as symbolism, Pacheco decided to call the robin “Joe’s Beanfield.”
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
Vocabulary lists containing symbolism
Literary Devices & Figures of Speech - Introductory
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Poetry: Literary Devices
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The AP English Exam: Rhetorical and Literary Terms 3
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