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 Velvet Underground’s John Cale represents music, Marc Jacobs stands for fashion and beloved director Martin Scorsese symbolizes film.
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Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026
Six months in the research and development stages, the bracelet underscores the enduring cultural relationship between France and the United States — a connection dating back to the Revolutionary War and later symbolized by France’s 1884 gift of the Statue of Liberty to America.
—Roberta Naas, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
And of course, for nearly 170 years, The Sacramento Bee has been the region’s flagship newspaper, symbolized by the Walt Disney designed Scoopy the bee.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 29 May 2026
The capybara has since come to symbolize resilience and the determination to reclaim joy after devastation.
—ABC News, 27 May 2026
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Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026
Six months in the research and development stages, the bracelet underscores the enduring cultural relationship between France and the United States — a connection dating back to the Revolutionary War and later symbolized by France’s 1884 gift of the Statue of Liberty to America.
—Roberta Naas, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
And of course, for nearly 170 years, The Sacramento Bee has been the region’s flagship newspaper, symbolized by the Walt Disney designed Scoopy the bee.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 29 May 2026
The capybara has since come to symbolize resilience and the determination to reclaim joy after devastation.
—ABC News, 27 May 2026
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“Symbolize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/symbolize. Accessed 2 Jun. 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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