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Meanings of symbolic gesture in English

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Usage of symbolic gesture in English
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Writer-producer Tom Fontana said the international support was an important symbolic gesture.
Reuters
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It becomes a symbolic gesture. That strategy, he says, requires deep thought.
The Guardian
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So the occupation was more of a symbolic gesture at that point.
Seveneves
4
Photo: AFP I feel the Christchurch Call will be a symbolic gesture.
Radio NZ
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It seems like a symbolic gesture of peace, but I'm no fool.
The Hunger Pains
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President Higgins welcomed the symbolic gesture and described it as a significant act.
The Irish Times
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Sinn Fein showed yet again that it is master of the symbolic gesture.
The Irish Times
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It was a symbolic gesture, Yingluck having been forced to work elsewhere since January.
Reuters
9
But her garden is not simply a symbolic gesture, either.
The reach of a chef: beyond the kitchen
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It was mandatory that the Lord Tezerenee lead, if only as a symbolic gesture.
Legends of the dragonrealm, vol ii
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Not built for anything more than looks, it was really just a symbolic gesture.
Witch blood
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His appointment was more than a symbolic gesture, Gruen insists.
The Guardian
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The United States closes its borders; another symbolic gesture.
Can You Feel Anything When I Do This?
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It will be the third such symbolic gesture at a high-profile awards ceremony this year.
The Guardian
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The visit was more than a symbolic gesture of goodwill by a visiting religious leader.
The Irish Times
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It would be a symbolic gesture, he had said later, laughing, when he calmed himself.
A necessary evil
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Symbolic gesture through the time
Symbolic gesture across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Less common
United Kingdom
Rare