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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

The next and final phase will study pay packages for counselors, librarians and non-represented staff. — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 19 Aug. 2026 Orkin noted Ohio is the most represented state on this year’s list with six cities in the top 50. — Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 23 July 2026 Among the full list of 50 cities, Ohio was the most represented state, with six cities on the list. — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 23 July 2026 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

Mays defended the Klan in the case, according to Richard Cohen, the president of the Southern Poverty Law Center and one of the lawyers who represented Donald’s family. — Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026 Among the original braceros who arrived in the 1940s was the grandfather of one of the show’s advisory council members, Martha Escutia, an attorney and former state senator who represented parts of Southeast Los Angeles. — Isa Farfan, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2026 Those selected were chosen from more than 150 applications and represented over 80 colleges and universities from across the country. — Doug Melville, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026 Sacred Heart is also represented in the NFL by running back and special teamer Julius Chestnut, who is entering his fifth season with the Tennessee Titans. — Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 23 Aug. 2026 Other recent Republicans have included Betsy Vanderley, who represented District 1 in west Orange from 2016 to 2020, and Teresa Jacobs, who served as mayor from 2010 to 2018. — Ryan Gillespie, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2026 He is currently represented by a public defender in the double murder case that could result in life without parole or the death penalty. — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 17 Aug. 2026 Countries represented include the UK, Ireland, Brazil, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Japan and Poland. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 17 Aug. 2026 Jackson initially represented Reiner but withdrew from the case. — Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 17 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for represented

Adjective

At several tables set up inside the club, participants worked on different sections of the mural, filling in color over pre-drawn designs — each section representing one of the five honorees.

— Eva Andersen, CBS News, 26 Apr. 2026
Like many, the author grew up more drawn to Cinderella's happily-ever-after with her prince.

— Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 8 Apr. 2026

Definition of drawn

Verb

The untimely death of Hayden Panettiere, a onetime child star who soared to fame while navigating addiction and postpartum depression in her adult life, came just months after the beloved actor described feeling ready to start over.

— Julianna Bragg, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
Though the war in Gaza was not a central campaign issue, Wahab has criticized Israel’s military actions in Gaza and described it as a genocide.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of described

Verb

However, what separates Snapchat from its competitors, Sunday said, are its features that lead to compulsive use, like a daily streak symbolized with a flame.

— Lauren Linder, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026
The event on Thursday also symbolized the lengths Republicans took to unseat Cleaver, Kansas City’s first Black mayor and one of Missouri’s most experienced lawmakers.

— Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of symbolized

Verb

That deal, which attorneys characterized as verbal in nature, fell apart on the last day of trial and ended with a shouting match in the judge’s chambers, defense attorneys for Anthony testified.

— Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Aug. 2026
Mark Ruffalo is pushing back against Paramount Skydance after the media giant characterized his anti-merger comments as antisemitic.

— Angela Yang, NBC news, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of characterized

Verb

And increasingly, the biggest EV factory may no longer be defined simply by the number of cars rolling off a single assembly line, but by the size of the entire industrial ecosystem built around them.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 23 Aug. 2026
After all those years, the curse had finally been broken, and a franchise once defined by failure suddenly became one of baseball’s great modern success stories.

— Emile Nuh, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026