touchstone

Food is revered here, a cultural touchstone for the whole nation.

But beyond that, really, Fumero assured me, there are few touchstones between her and Birdie.

Philadelphia is the first place in our nation and we’ve been reduced to the purveyors of diced meats on rolls as, like, our touchstone,” he continued.

The tally is still coming in on the cinematic touchstones lost in the January fires.

Even if the record isn’t shattered, the impact of last year’s performance solidified the Super Bowl’s status as a touchstone for the national zeitgeist.