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as in emblem
a device, design, or figure used as an identifying mark
the traditional physician's symbol of a staff entwined with a snake
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as in sign
a written or printed mark that is meant to convey information to the reader
the symbol ¶ indicates where a new paragraph should begin symbols such as emoji that are used in texts
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as in to symbolize
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Recent Examples of symbol
Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 4 Jan. 2025
Struck by shrapnel: Celine Haidar, the ‘Little Captain’ who became a symbol of war’s destruction
At just 19 years old, Celine Haidar had already been called up to the Lebanese national team.
—Jacob Whitehead, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025
Julian Chokkattu, Wired, 8 Sep. 2020
The Unicode Consortium—the organization in charge of determining which symbols our devices are supposed to recognize—has more and more been measuring the wrong thing in the process of approving new emoji.
—Wired, 8 Nov. 2019
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The symbol stamped on your Real ID card will vary, depending on the state it was issued in.
—Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 4 Jan. 2025
Struck by shrapnel: Celine Haidar, the ‘Little Captain’ who became a symbol of war’s destruction
At just 19 years old, Celine Haidar had already been called up to the Lebanese national team.
—Jacob Whitehead, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025
Verb
Press and hold the app icon, tap App Info (the i symbol), and tap Permissions.
—Julian Chokkattu, Wired, 8 Sep. 2020
The Unicode Consortium—the organization in charge of determining which symbols our devices are supposed to recognize—has more and more been measuring the wrong thing in the process of approving new emoji.
—Wired, 8 Nov. 2019
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Official place-names such as Corona or Soundview or Brooklyn were less familiar to people in Ecuador; more famous now were the landmarks and other emblems of the city which migrants posted about, like subway lines, parks, the place with the screens.Jordan Salama, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
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Jon Cooper, the coach for Team Canada at the 4 Nations, has been tested by the fire of helping the Tampa Bay Lightning in four Stanley Cup Finals, but pressure hits differently when the maple leaf is the emblem on players’ red and black jerseys.Rob Rossi, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025
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In a sign that demand for high-end listings will quickly outpace supply, Eckardt hosted showings on Thursday for four rental properties.Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 11 Jan. 2025
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Temporary help services have been adding jobs for the past two months after a long and precipitous slide, in a potential sign that employers are bringing on contingent labor to address surges in demand.Lydia DePillis, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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But one play symbolized where Cunningham and Edwards and their teams are right now.Hunter Patterson, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
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My birthday now symbolizes one of the darkest days in American history.Letters to the Editor, Orlando Sentinel, 4 Jan. 2025
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Walt Disney himself gave Oregon permission to use Donald Duck as its logo in 1947, but the deal eventually came with a pair of fuzzy handcuffs, outlining restrictions on where and how Oregon’s webfoot could appear.Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 31 Dec. 2024
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American’s logo was an upside-down American flag—both an SOS signal of distress and a statement of opposition, depending on who’s using it.Aaron Gilbreath, SPIN, 31 Dec. 2024
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Newsom sent a letter on Friday inviting the incoming president to California to meet with fire victims, survey the devastation in Los Angeles County and join him in thanking first responders.Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2025
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His teammates and coaches brace for the whistle — after all, by the letter of the NBA rulebook, these are fouls.Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 11 Jan. 2025
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The settlement represents a sliver of the $705 billion in profits that Apple has pocketed since September 2014.CBS News, CBS News, 3 Jan. 2025
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Venuti’s fifty choices represent a fraction of Buzzati’s total output in the form, written over a period of forty years.Christopher Tayler, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
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However, Schmidt may also use his background as Google's former CEO to incorporate a social platform element, as trademark filings suggest.Danielle Chemtob, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
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Riley first filed for the trademark at the beginning of the 1988-89 season with the Lakers on the brink of a third straight title.Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 9 Jan. 2025
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Known for its bars, live jazz, and Mardi Gras celebrations, the area attracts millions of visitors each year, embodying the unique spirit of New Orleans.Jasmine Laws, Newsweek, 1 Jan. 2025
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Beginning as an homage to Eighties action movies and Frank Miller’s seminal work on Daredevil, the TMNT embodied the underdog spirit of super heroics, while blending many of the themes that made characters like Spider-Man and the X-Men so popular with young readers.Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 31 Dec. 2024
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“Symbol.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/symbol. Accessed 15 Jan. 2025.
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