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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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2
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
Huston, a 10-time Summer X Games street gold medalist, competed Saturday as part of the inaugural X Games League format, representing Team New York.
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Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
28 June 2026
The prize is a bracelet with various charms representing FIFA competitors and their host countries.
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Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
28 June 2026
Earlier in the week, prominent civil rights attorney Ben Crump, who is also representing the family, called for an immediate release of body cam footage from the fatal shooting.
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Bracey Harris,
NBC news,
28 June 2026
Salinas, a lawyer representing the families of recruits, estimates that there are at least 800 Peruvians fighting for Russia right now, many of whom signed up on the promise of high salaries.
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Max Saltman,
CNN Money,
28 June 2026
Pattis tried to get out of representing his Diamantis in the second trial but was rebuffed by the court.
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Kevin Rennie,
Hartford Courant,
27 June 2026
Encircling the crown are three high relief silver stars, representing the three branches of government.
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Nancy Olson,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
But even that proposal may be in danger, thanks to a dispute that has erupted between the city’s labor negotiators and the Los Angeles Police Protective League, the union representing rank-and-file officers.
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Los Angeles City Hall,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2026
So one of the best teams the World Cup has ever seen left without the trophy and a West German side representing a nation still bearing the scars of the Second World War triumphed.
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Will Jeanes,
New York Times,
20 June 2026
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
28 June 2026
The prize is a bracelet with various charms representing FIFA competitors and their host countries.
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Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
28 June 2026
Earlier in the week, prominent civil rights attorney Ben Crump, who is also representing the family, called for an immediate release of body cam footage from the fatal shooting.
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Bracey Harris,
NBC news,
28 June 2026
Salinas, a lawyer representing the families of recruits, estimates that there are at least 800 Peruvians fighting for Russia right now, many of whom signed up on the promise of high salaries.
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Max Saltman,
CNN Money,
28 June 2026
Pattis tried to get out of representing his Diamantis in the second trial but was rebuffed by the court.
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Kevin Rennie,
Hartford Courant,
27 June 2026
Encircling the crown are three high relief silver stars, representing the three branches of government.
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Nancy Olson,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
But even that proposal may be in danger, thanks to a dispute that has erupted between the city’s labor negotiators and the Los Angeles Police Protective League, the union representing rank-and-file officers.
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Los Angeles City Hall,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2026
So one of the best teams the World Cup has ever seen left without the trophy and a West German side representing a nation still bearing the scars of the Second World War triumphed.
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Will Jeanes,
New York Times,
20 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for representing
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Scientists think this macromolecular (meaning large) complex carbon, could hold evidence that ancient microbial life once existed in the same sedimentary material, according to one new paper describing these observations.
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Crane offered a similar read, describing the collection as both new and familiar — the kind of pieces that could believably have been thrifted from a Venice Beach shop, even as fabrications like Terry and slub cotton give them a softer, more contemporary hand.
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Kimura says his fascination with upskirting began at the age of 15, with pornography depicting staged scenarios.
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However, a bronze bust depicting Bacchus, the Roman god of wine, stood out the most to archaeologists.
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Everything is always red and black, symbolizing desire, of course.
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The flip side • Thank you to Sanford for the lovely bronze sculpture by their library depicting a whimsical scene of children on a bridge of books symbolizing the bridge to education and learning.
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White added some thoughts about focusing in on people, characterizing what often happens in collaborations.
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Supporters of the high-earner tax for public education have been quick to stress it’s been in place for more than a decade, characterizing any rollback of it as a tax cut for the wealthy.
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And another person portraying General Washington was on hand to work the crowd.
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In portraying the fraught relationship between a young lesbian and her conservative mother, animation becomes both a barrier and a bridge, shielding lived trauma while reaching toward reconciliation and love.
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Long before the disputes that would ultimately lead to the colonies seeking their independence from England, racial slavery had become a defining feature of Virginia’s economic and social structure.
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That’s the gist of a 181-page report from a team of University of California researchers that was charged with defining the factors to be resolved before such a system could be implemented.
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“Representing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/representing. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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