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as in describing
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 depicting
to present a picture of
a painting representing the ocean at sunrise
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as in symbolizing
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 representing
The civil action was filed on April 8 in Hartford Superior Court by attorney Tim O’Keefe, who is representing the family of the child.
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Kellie Love, Hartford Courant, 25 Apr. 2026
Mealy is a City Council member representing parts of Brooklyn.
—Darlene Mealy, New York Daily News, 25 Apr. 2026
The unit was one of four groups to participate in the universal representation pilot through MIDA, representing 80 of the 282 cases covered in the program period.
—Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 25 Apr. 2026
They are classified by strength into five categories, A, B, C, M, and X, each letter representing a 10-fold increase in intensity, with X-flares being the most powerful.
—Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 24 Apr. 2026
The complaint asserts that Weisberg and other lawyers affiliated with Jackson were falsely presented to the Cascio family as representing their interests in negotiating a settlement with the estate.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 24 Apr. 2026
An attorney by trade, LeVota had a significant role in White’s recall, representing a group of Jackson County residents in one of two dueling lawsuits surrounding the timeline for the recall election.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 24 Apr. 2026
The artist created devotional scenes representing the fourteen Stations of the Cross.
—Douglas Stuart, New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2026
As of last year, around €18 billion ($21 billion) of funds remain blocked – representing around 10% of the country’s GDP.
—Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 11 Apr. 2026
Kellie Love, Hartford Courant, 25 Apr. 2026
Mealy is a City Council member representing parts of Brooklyn.
—Darlene Mealy, New York Daily News, 25 Apr. 2026
The unit was one of four groups to participate in the universal representation pilot through MIDA, representing 80 of the 282 cases covered in the program period.
—Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 25 Apr. 2026
They are classified by strength into five categories, A, B, C, M, and X, each letter representing a 10-fold increase in intensity, with X-flares being the most powerful.
—Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 24 Apr. 2026
The complaint asserts that Weisberg and other lawyers affiliated with Jackson were falsely presented to the Cascio family as representing their interests in negotiating a settlement with the estate.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 24 Apr. 2026
An attorney by trade, LeVota had a significant role in White’s recall, representing a group of Jackson County residents in one of two dueling lawsuits surrounding the timeline for the recall election.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 24 Apr. 2026
The artist created devotional scenes representing the fourteen Stations of the Cross.
—Douglas Stuart, New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2026
As of last year, around €18 billion ($21 billion) of funds remain blocked – representing around 10% of the country’s GDP.
—Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 11 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for representing
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British maritime monitors confirmed the incidents, describing one cargo ship left disabled in the water and another that took heavy damage to its bridge.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Apr. 2026
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At a lecture at Aarhus University in 2015, Bar-Natan distributed a handout describing his goals.—
Erica Klarreich,
Quanta Magazine,
22 Apr. 2026
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An impressive theater Each of the three stories of the West Theater was surrounded by 16 columns, between which statues of gods were displayed, often depicting scenes from Homer’s epics.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Apr. 2026
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But if the estate is legally prohibited from depicting basically the entire second half of Jackson’s life, what would a second movie even be about?—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
26 Apr. 2026
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In its place was the flag of Pakistan, a green banner with a crescent and star symbolizing its founding as a Muslim homeland.—
Mark Pazniokas,
Hartford Courant,
21 Apr. 2026
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And now thousands of women are following her lead, with her statue symbolizing all that the Boston Marathon represents.—
Lance Reynolds,
Boston Herald,
19 Apr. 2026
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The author portrays Huntington Beach’s conservative leadership as opportunistic political actors seeking to weaponize local grievances for statewide power, characterizing their efforts to expand influence as built on cultural controversies rather than substantive governance achievements.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Apr. 2026
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Mandy Joye, an oceanographer specializing in microbiology at the University of Georgia, has spent decades characterizing microbes in hydrocarbon-rich habitats across the Gulf.—
Jeffrey Marlow,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
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Ann Jillian went from a Disney child star to a '80s sitcom favorite, even portraying her own battle with cancer on screen.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
25 Apr. 2026
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Yes, Jaafar is actually singing while portraying Michael, with the late singer's vocals also being blended into some of the tracks.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
25 Apr. 2026
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Again, there is no official criterion defining a low-contact relationship, so don’t get hung up on labels.—
Ashley Oerman,
SELF,
22 Apr. 2026
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Supreme Indigo is the mill’s defining color story for the season.—
Angela Velasquez,
Footwear News,
22 Apr. 2026
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“Representing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/representing. Accessed 29 Apr. 2026.
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