Examples of symbolize in a Sentence
She came to symbolize the women's movement in America.
the flag symbolizes our country
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The economic divorce isn’t just about numbers, but about what money has come to symbolize in the relationship: stability, contribution or even love.
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Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 17 May 2025
Their presidential candidate, Erika Meza, a 25-year veteran teacher from the Southeast Side, is unhappy with what CTU has come to symbolize.
—Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2025
More than any of his movie star peers, Cruise seems aware that someone has to symbolize an increasingly bygone era of filmmaking, to be this century’s Charlie Chaplin.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2025
On Thursday in Istanbul, the empty seat reserved for Vladimir Putin perfectly symbolized Russia’s unwillingness to end the war in Ukraine.
—Simon Shuster, Time, 15 May 2025
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Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 17 May 2025
Their presidential candidate, Erika Meza, a 25-year veteran teacher from the Southeast Side, is unhappy with what CTU has come to symbolize.
—Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2025
More than any of his movie star peers, Cruise seems aware that someone has to symbolize an increasingly bygone era of filmmaking, to be this century’s Charlie Chaplin.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2025
On Thursday in Istanbul, the empty seat reserved for Vladimir Putin perfectly symbolized Russia’s unwillingness to end the war in Ukraine.
—Simon Shuster, Time, 15 May 2025
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“Symbolize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/symbolize. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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symbolize
verb
sym·bol·ize
ˈsim-bə-ˌlīz 
symbolized; symbolizing
: to serve as a symbol of
symbolization
noun
ˌsim-bə-lə-ˈzā-shən
Medical Definition
symbolize
transitive verb
sym·bol·ize
variants
also British symbolise
symbolized also British symbolised; symbolizing also British symbolising
1
: to serve as a symbol of
2
: to represent, express, or identify by a symbol
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