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symbolism

[sim-buh-liz-uhm] / ˈsɪm bəˌlɪz əm /
NOUN
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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

There’s more to this outcome than Resistance-pleasing symbolism, though.

From Slate • Mar. 28, 2026

But symbolism is important in maintaining a democratic society under the rule of law.

From Salon • Feb. 28, 2026

In their fiction—mostly novels for Woolf, short stories for Mansfield—they experimented by replacing linear narrative and descriptive detail with suggestion and symbolism.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

A five-hundred-word essay on symbolism, how to find hidden meanings in Hawthorne.

From "Speak" by Laurie Halse Anderson




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