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symbolism

[sim-buh-liz-uhm] / ˈsɪm bəˌlɪz əm /
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But now, as the sun poured through the third-floor atrium of the Bloom Center, Riley couldn’t help but point out the symbolism of such an ambitious undertaking actually coming to life.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 7, 2026

The horse would become a centerpiece in Nolan’s moonshot interpretation of “The Odyssey,” and a vessel for some of the movie’s most riveting scenes and important symbolism.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

Warrior symbolism from truly horrific combatants is all around us.

From Slate Jul. 10, 2026

Many fans have latched on to the idea that Swift would appreciate the symbolism of marrying Kelce nearly three years to the day since she met her future husband.

From BBC Jul. 1, 2026

It had a symbolism that wasn’t in the other poems, and it also involved the poet’s ideas about the moral responsibility of the mariner.

From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers

Why does heavy metal use so many biblical references and symbolisms?

From Salon Nov. 26, 2021

The angels mesmerizingly invoke the symbolisms of Old World Catholicism, Peru’s indigenous culture, and, thanks to their malevolent European-looking faces, the clashes that resulted when these forces met.

From New York Times Aug. 21, 2017

An amiable fantasy, the play is told in homely, backyard terms, with no attempt at cosmic symbolisms.

From Time Magazine Archive

Part of Playwright Chayefsky's purpose in doing this is to cast light on the world of reality, to set up symbolisms, set speculation going.

From Time Magazine Archive

Half-conscious fears or desires are often represented by symbolisms apparent to the analyst but unrecognised by the dreamer.

From Spiritualism and the New Psychology An Explanation of Spiritualist Phenomena and Beliefs in Terms of Modern Knowledge by Millais Culpin




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