Word: symbolic
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...addition to being one of the greatest actors of our time, Denzel Washington is an excellent symbol of dignity and decency for people of all races," Foundation Director S. Allen Counter said in the press release. "We are thrilled and honored to have him here at Harvard as our Cultural Artist of the Year...
Approximately 300 people wearing the red flannel shirt that has become a symbol of the Alexander campaign waited to see the candidate in the auditorium of Pinkerton Academy...
...Mood". Robinson plays so well and so compellingly that we can only imagine the sublime experiences of hearing Parker himself play live. The sax provides a respite from the depressing facts of Parker's life; when Robinson stops playing, we miss its mellow loveliness. The instrument itself becomes a symbol; in its interplay of sound and silence, it makes literal the poignancy of Parker's genius and early death...
...Daddy!" said a cowboy-booted courtier. Actually, Troy Aikman, Emmitt Smith, Michael Irvin and the other boys did it, but with the team about to win a third Super Bowl in four years, it's hard not to credit Jones, especially with that huge Nike symbol hanging from the cables above the field...
...symbol is known as a swoosh, but it could also be interpreted as a smirk. Like the one on the face of Jones, who has countersued the N.F.L. for $750 million after the league sued him for $300 million for selling the Cowboy name to companies like Nike. Or the smirk on the face of coach Barry Switzer, who can laugh at those who called him a buffoon, now that the Cowboys are favored by two touchdowns to beat their traditional rivals, the Pittsburgh Steelers, in Super Bowl XXX, Jan. 28 in Tempe, Ariz. Or the smirk on the face...