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verb

past tense of represent

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

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

Freelancer's dogfighting represented a move away from the joystick revolution that had defined the space in the 90s, instead relying on a simplified flight model where the spacecraft followed the movement of the mouse. —

Alan Bradley, Space.com, 31 Jan. 2026 Over the last five years, acquisitions with a value of less than $2 billion represented 38% of total consumer products deals, up from 16% in the period from 2014 to 2019, the firm said. —

Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 31 Jan. 2026 Other clients had identical claims in both groups and mistakenly believed the two firms that represented them were compiling the information into one claim, Thom said. —

Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2026 Kane has twice represented the United States in the Olympics, in 2010 and 2014, winning a silver medal in 2010. —

Max Bultman, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2026 Brown, who previously represented west Charlotte’s District 3 and was not reelected last year, was indicted on wire fraud and wire fraud conspiracy with her two daughters in May. —

Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 30 Jan. 2026 In America, the Inflation Reduction Act (2022) represented the biggest government intervention in generations, directing billions toward domestic non-carbon technologies. —

Scott Montgomery, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026 Eric Reed, the sheriff's attorney who had also previously represented Henry Cuellar, called the charges against Martin Cuellar baseless. —

Arkansas Online, 24 Jan. 2026 The results of dynamic haven’t been great for anyone but the public employee unions, the government employees represented by those unions and the politicians who have made careers doing whatever the public employee unions want. —

Sal Rodriguez, Oc Register, 23 Jan. 2026

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Much like in ‘Euphoria,’ I was very drawn to exploring the impact of trauma or childhood mistakes on a person’s trajectory and on the ability to heal and conquer your own destiny.

— Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 19 Nov. 2025
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