potent symbol

collocation in English

meaningsofpotentandsymbol

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potent
adjective
uk
/ˈpəʊ.tənt/us
/ˈpoʊ.t̬ənt/
very powerful, forceful, ...
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symbol
noun[C]
uk
/ˈsɪm.bəl/us
/ˈsɪm.bəl/
a sign, shape, or object that is used to represent ...
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(Definition ofpotentandsymbolfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofpotent symbol

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This debate is apotentsymbolof things to come.
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To the daytime visitor and in its daytime representation, it could remain apotentsymbolof national triumph and the proper relations between classes.
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Internationally, they remain apotentsymbolof fanaticism.
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It is, without doubt, a highlypotentsymbolof the long way we have come since the deadlocks of 2005.
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The terrible disparities between wealth and poverty around the world are apotentsymbolof the failures of our civilisation.
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Mithra, remained apotentsymbolof worship throughout the following centuries.
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Toward the end of the novel, the gaze of knowing eyes becomes apotentsymbol.
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A photo of this event became apotentsymbolof the nature of conscription.
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The piece is described as both a humble image of an ordinary man, and apotentsymbolof humanity.
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In small communities, where everybody knows and belongs to everybody, that is apotentsymbolof the state of the community and of the lives of, particularly, young men.
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Not only was the madrasa apotentsymbolof status but it was an effective means of transmitting wealth and status to their descendants.
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Renewable energy solutions are a part of this, wind turbines in particular being seen by many as apotentsymbolof a new modernity, where environmental considerations are taken seriously.
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