Emblematic
adjective
Representing something else as a sign, symbol or example.
The Golden Gate Bridge is emblematic of San Francisco.
Often appears as...
- emblematic of
- emblematic symbol
adjective
Characterizing, serving to display or typify.
Their approach to community service is emblematic of their broader social consciousness.
Often appears as...
- emblematic approach
- emblematic of philosophy
Usage tips
Formal
adjective
Representing something else as a sign, symbol or example.
The Golden Gate Bridge is emblematic of San Francisco.
Often appears as...
- emblematic of
- emblematic symbol
adjective
Characterizing, serving to display or typify.
Their approach to community service is emblematic of their broader social consciousness.
Often appears as...
- emblematic approach
- emblematic of philosophy
Usage tips
Formal
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Cultural Icon
Used for landmarks or symbols strongly associated with a particular area or culture.
The kimono is emblematic of traditional Japanese culture.
Pro Tip 2/3Abstract Representation
Can represent abstract ideas, not just physical objects or places.
Lovebirds are often emblematic of romantic love.
Pro Tip 3/3Metaphorical Usage
Sometimes used in a non-literal sense to signify an idea or trend.
The crumbling building was emblematic of the neglected neighborhood.
Pro Tip 1/3Cultural Icon
Used for landmarks or symbols strongly associated with a particular area or culture.
The kimono is emblematic of traditional Japanese culture.
Pro Tip 2/3Abstract Representation
Can represent abstract ideas, not just physical objects or places.
Lovebirds are often emblematic of romantic love.
Pro Tip 3/3Metaphorical Usage
Sometimes used in a non-literal sense to signify an idea or trend.
The crumbling building was emblematic of the neglected neighborhood.
Pro Tip 1/3Cultural Icon
Used for landmarks or symbols strongly associated with a particular area or culture.
The kimono is emblematic of traditional Japanese culture.
Pro Tip 2/3Abstract Representation
Can represent abstract ideas, not just physical objects or places.
Lovebirds are often emblematic of romantic love.
Pro Tip 3/3Metaphorical Usage
Sometimes used in a non-literal sense to signify an idea or trend.
The crumbling building was emblematic of the neglected neighborhood.
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characteristicdemonstrativeiconrepresentativesignifysuggestivesymbologytypical
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Sky Caves of Nepal, Part...
longing and this is really what's emblematic of this incredible place it feels like it has this great expansive spiritual nough stew it it feels like it has this great depth of antiquity to it and when you travel in this place you can't help but feel the great impermanence of it and you can't help
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What it takes to be...
we've had to grapple with the fact that I'm very food-centric and he's just not. One time he said that he didn't want to be expected to make food for me, and I got really upset." That might seem like a weird reaction, but only if we don't recognize how it's emblematic of something larger,
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What makes something...
It's not the absurdity of bureaucracy alone, but the irony of the character's circular reasoning in reaction to it that is emblematic of Kafka's writing. His tragicomic stories act as a form of mythology for the modern industrial age, employing dream logic to explore the relationships
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Meet my robot...
it and only I had the memory of the healing process which took some time and was a little bit painful and those kinds of things adds up to the stuff that's really important to us today this scar goes with the collection of other scars on my body which are emblematic of the
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Protecting the Hooded...
i don't know what they're proving it's brilliant we're trying to work it out at the minute the holy grail is a very iconic very emblematic species maybe not to the world but yes to this part of of argentina and patagonia it's an endemic species just to this province
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Stunning Photos of the...
left out of that conversation. But I believe it's every bit as iconic and emblematic of who we are as a country as any of these other wildernesses. It's just a different kind of wild. But I'm encouraged, because maybe we're finally starting to come around,
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Portraits of Afghanistan...
there's a war going on for a few well-connected people like mahmoud karzai foreign aid has been very lucrative he had access to millions of dollars in international loans you know he is very emblematic of this class some call them overnight millionaires of
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A blueprint for...
characterized by the classic pattern that that's featured in many many southern towns in the United States there was a railroad track that ran between the black side of town and the white side of town as an act of separation that was emblematic of the
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What's so sexy about...
And through them, there is big money in mathematics. And let me concede that when it comes to making money from the math, the Americans are by a long shot the world champions, with clever, emblematic billionaires and amazing, giant companies,
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Bruce McCall: Nostalgia...
Somebody once said that nostalgia is the one utterly most useless human emotion -- so I think that’s a case for serious play. This is emblematic of it -- this is wing dining,
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Sky Caves of Nepal, Part...
longing and this is really what's emblematic of this incredible place it feels like it has this great expansive spiritual nough stew it it feels like it has this great depth of antiquity to it and when you travel in this place you can't help but feel the great impermanence of it and you can't help
Video examples
What it takes to be...
we've had to grapple with the fact that I'm very food-centric and he's just not. One time he said that he didn't want to be expected to make food for me, and I got really upset." That might seem like a weird reaction, but only if we don't recognize how it's emblematic of something larger,
Video examples
What makes something...
It's not the absurdity of bureaucracy alone, but the irony of the character's circular reasoning in reaction to it that is emblematic of Kafka's writing. His tragicomic stories act as a form of mythology for the modern industrial age, employing dream logic to explore the relationships
Video examples
Meet my robot...
it and only I had the memory of the healing process which took some time and was a little bit painful and those kinds of things adds up to the stuff that's really important to us today this scar goes with the collection of other scars on my body which are emblematic of the
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Protecting the Hooded...
i don't know what they're proving it's brilliant we're trying to work it out at the minute the holy grail is a very iconic very emblematic species maybe not to the world but yes to this part of of argentina and patagonia it's an endemic species just to this province
Video examples
Stunning Photos of the...
left out of that conversation. But I believe it's every bit as iconic and emblematic of who we are as a country as any of these other wildernesses. It's just a different kind of wild. But I'm encouraged, because maybe we're finally starting to come around,
Video examples
Portraits of Afghanistan...
there's a war going on for a few well-connected people like mahmoud karzai foreign aid has been very lucrative he had access to millions of dollars in international loans you know he is very emblematic of this class some call them overnight millionaires of
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A blueprint for...
characterized by the classic pattern that that's featured in many many southern towns in the United States there was a railroad track that ran between the black side of town and the white side of town as an act of separation that was emblematic of the
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What's so sexy about...
And through them, there is big money in mathematics. And let me concede that when it comes to making money from the math, the Americans are by a long shot the world champions, with clever, emblematic billionaires and amazing, giant companies,
Video examples
Bruce McCall: Nostalgia...
Somebody once said that nostalgia is the one utterly most useless human emotion -- so I think that’s a case for serious play. This is emblematic of it -- this is wing dining,
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Quote examples
John Irving
American Novelist
Great Expectations' was an important novel in my adolescence. It was very much one of those emblematic novels that made me wish I could write like that. It helped that my models as a writer were dead over a hundred years before I began to write.
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Jeremy Scott
American Designer
I'm a populist. I'm the people's designer... It's important that there are price points that allow people in who maybe don't have the ability to have higher-ticket items - but they can still have something very emblematic of the collection.
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Greta Scacchi
Italian Actress
I avoided nudity unless a film couldn't be told without those scenes. If you look at my films, few of them have that element, yet nudity and male fantasies have become emblematic of my work.
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Laura Kelly
American Politician
The Brownback-Colyer administration's lack of interest in ending the border war was emblematic of economic recklessness on their watch that extended well beyond a failed tax experiment.
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Kevin de Leon
American Politician
President Trump's threat to weaponize federal funding is not only unconstitutional but emblematic of the cruelty he seeks to impose on our most vulnerable communities.
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Scott Snyder
American Writer
The thing that really interests me is characters facing challenges that are emblematic of the things they are most frightened of about themselves.
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Alan Moore
British Writer
London has been used as the emblematic English city, but it's far from representative of what life in England is actually about.
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Steve Blank
American Businessman
Skunk works were emblematic of corporate structures that focused on execution and devalued innovation.
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Zhao Wei
Chinese Actress
I want to make Chateau Monlot a grand wine, emblematic of the Bordeaux vineyards.
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David Furnish
Canadian Director
A good art collection is emblematic of the people collecting it.
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John Irving
American Novelist
Great Expectations' was an important novel in my adolescence. It was very much one of those emblematic novels that made me wish I could write like that. It helped that my models as a writer were dead over a hundred years before I began to write.
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Jeremy Scott
American Designer
I'm a populist. I'm the people's designer... It's important that there are price points that allow people in who maybe don't have the ability to have higher-ticket items - but they can still have something very emblematic of the collection.
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Greta Scacchi
Italian Actress
I avoided nudity unless a film couldn't be told without those scenes. If you look at my films, few of them have that element, yet nudity and male fantasies have become emblematic of my work.
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Laura Kelly
American Politician
The Brownback-Colyer administration's lack of interest in ending the border war was emblematic of economic recklessness on their watch that extended well beyond a failed tax experiment.
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Kevin de Leon
American Politician
President Trump's threat to weaponize federal funding is not only unconstitutional but emblematic of the cruelty he seeks to impose on our most vulnerable communities.
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Scott Snyder
American Writer
The thing that really interests me is characters facing challenges that are emblematic of the things they are most frightened of about themselves.
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Alan Moore
British Writer
London has been used as the emblematic English city, but it's far from representative of what life in England is actually about.
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Steve Blank
American Businessman
Skunk works were emblematic of corporate structures that focused on execution and devalued innovation.
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Zhao Wei
Chinese Actress
I want to make Chateau Monlot a grand wine, emblematic of the Bordeaux vineyards.
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David Furnish
Canadian Director
A good art collection is emblematic of the people collecting it.
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