totemic
adjective
to·tem·ic
tō-ˈte-mik 
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If the price of the Pixel 10 were to rise, that would risk the flagship killer's space.
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Unlike other Android manufacturers (perhaps excepting Samsung), Google has a totemic relationship with the consumers through the Pixel line-up.
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Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
Being able to drive two external displays, in addition to the laptop screen, will boost productivity for many, and by introducing this new MacBook Air at the totemic $999, the rest of the portfolio can be trimmed.
—Ewan Spence, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
Plastic straws took on a totemic quality for right-wingers who saw the bans as further evidence of government overreach and the nanny state run amok.
—Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 11 Feb. 2025
And the Apple iPhone has become totemic in these discussions, as they are built outside the United States.
—David Phelan, Forbes.com, 12 Apr. 2025
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Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
Being able to drive two external displays, in addition to the laptop screen, will boost productivity for many, and by introducing this new MacBook Air at the totemic $999, the rest of the portfolio can be trimmed.
—Ewan Spence, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
Plastic straws took on a totemic quality for right-wingers who saw the bans as further evidence of government overreach and the nanny state run amok.
—Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 11 Feb. 2025
And the Apple iPhone has become totemic in these discussions, as they are built outside the United States.
—David Phelan, Forbes.com, 12 Apr. 2025
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“Totemic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/totemic. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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