as in to represent
to serve as a material counterpart of
the burned-out church emblematizes how the religious strife has destroyed that nation
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Recent Examples of emblematize
Rather than trading in chic fragrances and powerwear, the label is emblematized by striped beach towels and bags in Jacques Demy hues.
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Nathan Heller, Vogue, 17 Oct. 2024
The incident, caught on video by a bystander and quickly amplified on social media, came to emblematize a painful but familiar story in San Francisco.
—Rachel Swan, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 Feb. 2023
Both Mulligan and Kazan are credible but can’t quite shake the film’s attempt to emblematize the journalists as icons.
—Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Nov. 2022
Since her story first graced the big screen in 1926, the folk heroine has, under different interpretations over the course of a century, come to variously emblematize filial piety, patriotism, feminism and, perhaps inadvertently, cultural commodification.
—Martin Tsai, Washington Post, 4 Sep. 2020
The trolley question is meant to emblematize tough decision-making for the purpose of moral deliberation; programming morality into our vehicles is a matter of deeper, almost mystical complexity.
—Betsy Morais, Longreads, 13 June 2018
The guests began to introduce themselves and deliver their tales of woe, each one seemingly handpicked to emblematize a different failure of the ACA.
—Katy Waldman, Slate Magazine, 14 Mar. 2017
Nathan Heller, Vogue, 17 Oct. 2024
The incident, caught on video by a bystander and quickly amplified on social media, came to emblematize a painful but familiar story in San Francisco.
—Rachel Swan, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 Feb. 2023
Both Mulligan and Kazan are credible but can’t quite shake the film’s attempt to emblematize the journalists as icons.
—Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Nov. 2022
Since her story first graced the big screen in 1926, the folk heroine has, under different interpretations over the course of a century, come to variously emblematize filial piety, patriotism, feminism and, perhaps inadvertently, cultural commodification.
—Martin Tsai, Washington Post, 4 Sep. 2020
The trolley question is meant to emblematize tough decision-making for the purpose of moral deliberation; programming morality into our vehicles is a matter of deeper, almost mystical complexity.
—Betsy Morais, Longreads, 13 June 2018
The guests began to introduce themselves and deliver their tales of woe, each one seemingly handpicked to emblematize a different failure of the ACA.
—Katy Waldman, Slate Magazine, 14 Mar. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for emblematize
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For its 310 students and more than 80 children from infants to toddlers, Greenland represents a second chance at school that is free from stigma and, experts say, a model for how young mothers can be reintegrated into education.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 Apr. 2026
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Primarily considered a test mission, Artemis II could represent a giant step toward NASA's goal of returning astronauts to the lunar surface for the first time since the Apollo missions came to an end in 1972.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
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Maundy Thursday, or Holy Thursday, commemorates the Last Supper of Jesus Christ with his disciples, marking the institution of Holy Communion and the washing of feet, symbolizing humility and service, according to the Presbyterian Church.—
Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
29 Mar. 2026
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Beyond restoring the physical landscape, the Iron Age mound might have symbolized a reestablishment of the sacred and social order.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Mar. 2026
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“Emblematize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emblematize. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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