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 final scene shot for the mothership series is the last piece of the finale episode with the Dungeons & Dragons game and the shot of the closed door behind Finn Wolfhard's Mike Wheeler, which the Duffers explained symbolized the closure of this coming-of-age story.
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Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Jan. 2026
Arnold Jerocki/Getty A public homage will take place at a nearby site for admirers of the woman whose image once symbolized France's postwar liberation and sensuality.
—CBS News, 7 Jan. 2026
The passage from the ordinary way of the world to the contemplative way of tea symbolizes humility.
—The Conversation, 7 Jan. 2026
To foster tourism, 10 years ago, a group of regional entrepreneurs invested in what has become one of the most innovative cross-border projects ever built between two countries, symbolizing binational collaboration.
—Alicia G Kerber Palma, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
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Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Jan. 2026
Arnold Jerocki/Getty A public homage will take place at a nearby site for admirers of the woman whose image once symbolized France's postwar liberation and sensuality.
—CBS News, 7 Jan. 2026
The passage from the ordinary way of the world to the contemplative way of tea symbolizes humility.
—The Conversation, 7 Jan. 2026
To foster tourism, 10 years ago, a group of regional entrepreneurs invested in what has become one of the most innovative cross-border projects ever built between two countries, symbolizing binational collaboration.
—Alicia G Kerber Palma, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
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“Symbolize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/symbolize. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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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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