totemic
adjective
to·tem·ic
tō-ˈte-mik 
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And the Apple iPhone has become totemic in these discussions, as they are built outside the United States.
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David Phelan, Forbes.com, 12 Apr. 2025
Moments later, the door to the tunnel opened again and PSG’s triumphant players walked in, led by Ousmane Dembele, scorer of their vital opening goal, with totemic head coach Luis Enrique close behind him.
—Tom Williams, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
But over time, in some cities, New York among them, the totemic simplicity of a man eating a steak fell out of fashion, replaced by more heterogeneous modes of conspicuous connoisseurship: nouvelle cuisine, the auteur-chef tasting menu, the thousand-dollar omakase, the members-only supper club.
—Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 16 Mar. 2025
Drawing inspiration from his and Robson’s own home, nine one-of-a-kind objects ranging from a jewelry-like metal vase and a totemic lamp built with different stones to a clock and wine glasses appear in the short films.
—Sandra Salibian, WWD, 8 Mar. 2025
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David Phelan, Forbes.com, 12 Apr. 2025
Moments later, the door to the tunnel opened again and PSG’s triumphant players walked in, led by Ousmane Dembele, scorer of their vital opening goal, with totemic head coach Luis Enrique close behind him.
—Tom Williams, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
But over time, in some cities, New York among them, the totemic simplicity of a man eating a steak fell out of fashion, replaced by more heterogeneous modes of conspicuous connoisseurship: nouvelle cuisine, the auteur-chef tasting menu, the thousand-dollar omakase, the members-only supper club.
—Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 16 Mar. 2025
Drawing inspiration from his and Robson’s own home, nine one-of-a-kind objects ranging from a jewelry-like metal vase and a totemic lamp built with different stones to a clock and wine glasses appear in the short films.
—Sandra Salibian, WWD, 8 Mar. 2025
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“Totemic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/totemic. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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