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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

Only four artists are listed as having a residence in the US, while Berlin and London are tied with being the most represented city with three artists apiece. — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 6 Oct. 2026 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

The San Joaquin Valley district represented by Valadao, which already had a Democratic majority, added about 100,000 Fresno residents, turning it even bluer. — Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026 The Haskell Free Library and Opera House opened in 1901 with the US-Canada border running right through the middle of the building, represented by a black line on the floor. — Omar Jimenez, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2026 From February 2024 to July 2025, Achilles represented Garden City and Northwest Boise in the Idaho House as a Democrat. — Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 23 Oct. 2026 Fashion designers are also represented and range from Hubert de Givenchy and Yves Saint Laurent to Dapper Dan and Tom Ford. — Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2026 The full rankings include arcades across 12 states, with a handful represented multiple times. — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 23 Oct. 2026 Marysa Maslansky, whose influential Visages Photo Agency represented such A-list photographers as Herb Ritts, Mary Ellen Mark and George Hurrell in the 1980s and ’90s, has died. — Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2026 The painting, Iris, sparked a 45-minute bidding battle between six collectors before selling to a private buyer in Asia, represented on the phone by Sotheby’s deputy chairman Jen Hua. — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 22 Oct. 2026 The companies represented at their table were worth nearly $15 trillion. — Julian Gewirtz, The New York Review of Books, 17 Oct. 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

DiFuria described a billionaire family that went from feeling guilty about their spending to owning yachts and planes and moving to an area where other billionaires live.

— Molly A. Wallace, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
There’s a week in the novel during which Lee goes to San Francisco that is implied but not described.

— Jasmine Vojdani, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of described

Verb

And in the face of such adversity, the fanbase has opted for a measure of gallows humor – symbolized by hundreds of inflatable yellow bananas that punctuated the capacity crowd that was treated to an enthralling match against PSG.

— Ben Church, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2026
The vacant warehouses that had once symbolized Wynwood’s decline started transfoming into art studios and galleries.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of symbolized

Verb

Adam Hamilton Hamilton, the Democratic nominee, has characterized the war as a major foreign policy blunder.

— Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2026
Shigella bacteria cause shigellosis, an illness characterized by severe diarrhea, that is sometimes bloody or prolonged, and fever.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of characterized

Verb

The story summarizes and analyzes the Cubs’ criticism of Wrigley View Rooftop’s business model of selling seats and concessions to ticket holders to watch events at Wrigley Field, a business model the Cubs portrayed as parasitic.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 20 Oct. 2026
Across his career and many roles, Riehle has portrayed Santa Claus in eight different projects, including five films, two television shows, and a television movie.

— Isabelle Farina, Variety, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of portrayed

Verb

The Packers have appeared to find some consistency on the defensive side, and their passing attack is defined enough to attack this Cowboys secondary.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Oct. 2026
And the fact that its end coincides with an onslaught of other work is not lost on Brammall, whose career, with a few exceptions, has been largely defined by his work in the Southern Hemisphere.

— Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2026