1
as in to characterize
to point out the chief quality or qualities of an individual or group
the writer of the magazine article represented the students at the academy as a bunch of spoiled brats
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2
as in to depict
to present a picture of
a painting representing the ocean at sunrise
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3
as in to symbolize
to serve as a material counterpart of
this orange represents the sun and this pea represents the Earth
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Recent Examples of represent
The plan has already prompted one lawsuit from a union representing federal workers.
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Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 3 Oct. 2025
President, a member of the Band of Tradition, an Ambassador for the school, and was selected to represent Pearl Cohn HS at the Young Enterprising Women Forum.
—Gabrielle Chenault, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Oct. 2025
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), which represents Guevara, filed a temporary restraining order on Monday, but the court rejected it earlier this week.
—Liam Reilly, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
Oldest children are disproportionately represented at Ivy League colleges, with one study showing that 66% of students at those elite schools were the oldest in the brood.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 3 Oct. 2025
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Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 3 Oct. 2025
President, a member of the Band of Tradition, an Ambassador for the school, and was selected to represent Pearl Cohn HS at the Young Enterprising Women Forum.
—Gabrielle Chenault, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Oct. 2025
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), which represents Guevara, filed a temporary restraining order on Monday, but the court rejected it earlier this week.
—Liam Reilly, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
Oldest children are disproportionately represented at Ivy League colleges, with one study showing that 66% of students at those elite schools were the oldest in the brood.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 3 Oct. 2025
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The administration has also called out the arrest of Sortor, a 27-year-old conservative influencer, amid protests outside the ICE facility in Portland during what police characterized as a fight.—
Rebekah Riess,
CNN Money,
4 Oct. 2025
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This species, found in waterholes surrounded by bamboo forests, is characterized by its rough skin and reddish-orange markings.—
Real-Time News team,
Miami Herald,
3 Oct. 2025
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The line in Swift's song and The Life of a Showgirl's cover art appears to be inspired by a Victorian-era painting that depicts the scene in Hamlet when Ophelia goes crazy and falls into a stream and drowns after learning Hamlet killed her father.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
3 Oct. 2025
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Stephen depicts the women’s schooltime bond in hypnotic flashbacks, and their separation largely through absence itself, with gliding, pensive shots of places—rooms, buildings, streets—where the women have been and may be again but which, onscreen, are vacant.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
2 Oct. 2025
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The almost science-fiction contraption, made by the Dutch firm ASML and heavily reliant on technology devised in the US, has come to symbolize the gap between China and the West.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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Cohen then took a chainsaw to a small replica of the Pentagon, with fake dollar bills flowing out to symbolize the waste, as people who had gathered there cheered.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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Rookie receiver Tetairoa McMillan used another adjective to describe Dowdle’s running style.—
Joseph Person,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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Police described Taylor as a Black male who is 5 feet 11 inches tall and weighs 200 pounds.—
Erik S. Hanley,
jsonline.com,
5 Oct. 2025
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The White House has also continued to troll House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries with AI videos portraying Jeffries in a sombrero and fake mustache.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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In the musical, Levy portrays Mother, the matriarch of a wealthy white family, who discovers her self-confidence and independence.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
2 Oct. 2025
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Her characters are cast to record an audio adaptation of a wildly popular vampire romance series that defined their teenage years, just like The Twilight Saga defined hers.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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The planning commission accepted the recommendation, with a small modification related to how medical clinics are defined in the Land Development Code.—
Killian Baarlaer,
Louisville Courier Journal,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Represent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/represent. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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