totemic
adjective
to·tem·ic
tō-ˈte-mik 
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has been a totemic figure of the West’s unified stance against a marauding, autocratic Russia.
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Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, 13 Feb. 2025
David Lynch, the legendary director, writer, and artist behind totemic American works like Twin Peaks and Mulholland Drive, has died at the age of 78.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 16 Jan. 2025
Anyone can give us a new rendition of Dracula, but only the most dauntless artist would attempt their own interpretation of such a totemic version of Stoker’s creation.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 24 Dec. 2024
The Diary of Anaïs Nin, a book that was clearly totemic for Lady in the Lake and for character and creator alike.
—Manuel Betancourt, Vulture, 23 Aug. 2024
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Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, 13 Feb. 2025
David Lynch, the legendary director, writer, and artist behind totemic American works like Twin Peaks and Mulholland Drive, has died at the age of 78.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 16 Jan. 2025
Anyone can give us a new rendition of Dracula, but only the most dauntless artist would attempt their own interpretation of such a totemic version of Stoker’s creation.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 24 Dec. 2024
The Diary of Anaïs Nin, a book that was clearly totemic for Lady in the Lake and for character and creator alike.
—Manuel Betancourt, Vulture, 23 Aug. 2024
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“Totemic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/totemic. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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