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as in described
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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as in depicted
to present a picture of
a painting representing the ocean at sunrise
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as in symbolized
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 represented
Katie Campione, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2025
Scott Chasen, Kansas City Star, 10 Nov. 2025
Last year, that number grew to 32, again in Lima, and this year there were 68 nations represented at The Fort, Broward County’s 43-court pickleball palace.
—Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 9 Nov. 2025
The most immediate and achievable step is to support legislation that gives youth the right to choose how they’re represented in adoption recruitment, protecting their privacy, dignity and safety.
—Dana Perino, FOXNews.com, 9 Nov. 2025
Not all the cancellations were due to the FAA order, and those numbers represented just a small portion of the overall flights nationwide.
—John Seewer, Fortune, 9 Nov. 2025
The wines of Château D’Issan are well represented at Bern’s Steakhouse in Tampa, where vintages from 1982 to 2020 are offered among almost 1,300 Bordeaux featuring nearly every classified producer.
—Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 9 Nov. 2025
While it's left some passengers making backup plans and reserving rental cars, the flights canceled Friday represented just a small portion of overall flights nationwide.
—Josh Funk, Arkansas Online, 8 Nov. 2025
The latter accusation disproportionately affected women, who represented 89% of the survivors, while men represented 8%.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 8 Nov. 2025
Foundation attorneys represented the company and its owners in front of the Arizona Supreme Court, asking justices to take the case.
—Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 8 Nov. 2025
Adjective
Prior to its closure in 2020, the Surrey operated as a union hotel for decades, with nearly 100 union- represented employees—many of them women, immigrants, and people of color.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
That, combined with a decisive second-half performance, represented the good in Sunday’s matchup, the part that may give fans hope about a return trip to the NCAA Tournament.
—Scott Chasen, Kansas City Star, 10 Nov. 2025
Last year, that number grew to 32, again in Lima, and this year there were 68 nations represented at The Fort, Broward County’s 43-court pickleball palace.
—Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 9 Nov. 2025
The most immediate and achievable step is to support legislation that gives youth the right to choose how they’re represented in adoption recruitment, protecting their privacy, dignity and safety.
—Dana Perino, FOXNews.com, 9 Nov. 2025
Not all the cancellations were due to the FAA order, and those numbers represented just a small portion of the overall flights nationwide.
—John Seewer, Fortune, 9 Nov. 2025
The wines of Château D’Issan are well represented at Bern’s Steakhouse in Tampa, where vintages from 1982 to 2020 are offered among almost 1,300 Bordeaux featuring nearly every classified producer.
—Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 9 Nov. 2025
While it's left some passengers making backup plans and reserving rental cars, the flights canceled Friday represented just a small portion of overall flights nationwide.
—Josh Funk, Arkansas Online, 8 Nov. 2025
The latter accusation disproportionately affected women, who represented 89% of the survivors, while men represented 8%.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 8 Nov. 2025
Foundation attorneys represented the company and its owners in front of the Arizona Supreme Court, asking justices to take the case.
—Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 8 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for represented
Adjective
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For her, as a Sagittarius, that means a love of spice, though a Virgo may feel more drawn to earthy greens.—
Larry Stansbury,
Essence,
17 Oct. 2025
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Don’t be surprised if people ask tougher questions or simply feel more drawn to taboo topics.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
7 Oct. 2025
Verb
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What are the criteria for being described as this sexy?—
Choire Sicha,
CNN Money,
4 Nov. 2025
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In the early 2010s, Courtois was part of the team that discovered and described the Laniakea supercluster of galaxies to which our Milky Way belongs.—
Caroline Carlson,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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As depicted in the film, the real Kelley also got to know Goring’s family, delivering letters from the German military man to his wife.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
7 Nov. 2025
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Hatchie is the project of Harriette Pilbeam, one part dream-pop, another shoegaze, and which, earlier in her career, the Australian singer and songwriter depicted as a creative mashup of Cocteau Twins with Kylie Minogue.—
Lars Brandle,
Billboard,
7 Nov. 2025
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Putnam asserted that the long-term decline in social connection and civic engagement—symbolized in his book by the fact that the number of people participating in bowling leagues has fallen off a cliff—is the core issue facing America.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
6 Nov. 2025
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These water signs — fittingly symbolized by a fish — are imaginative, creative and empathetic.—
Zoey Lyttle,
PEOPLE,
5 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Have no subfascia, just pre-painted fascia board.—
Jennifer Castenson,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Steering away from the Banda music that has characterized her sound and biggest hits, the Mexican-American singer experiments with reggae, R&B, and folk cumbia on this eight-track set that also includes powerful audio affirmations by the singer.—
Jessica Roiz,
Billboard,
8 Nov. 2025
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The two-hour-plus interview was characterized by Carlson’s failure to directly challenge Fuentes’s points.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The first adaptation of author Mary Shelley's classic 1818 novel came in 1931, when Boris Karloff portrayed the monster in Frankenstein.—
Jordana Comiter,
PEOPLE,
9 Nov. 2025
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On the big screen, Harford cared for Sandra Dee’s Rosalie Stocker in The Wild and the Innocent (1959) and portrayed the opportunistic older sister of Natalie Wood’s unstable title character in Inside Daisy Clover (1965), the melodrama directed by Robert Mulligan.—
Mike Barnes,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Mentality and late goals defined their seven-game winning run to start the campaign but there were flaws in those performances and they were exposed further in defeats.—
Andy Jones,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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There was a need for more reliable information about concussions and uniformity in terms of how they were being defined in terms of severity.—
NPR,
NPR,
9 Nov. 2025
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“Represented.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/represented. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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