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as in characterizes
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 depicts
to present a picture of
a painting representing the ocean at sunrise
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as in symbolizes
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 represents
Sunday represents Ross’ first time calling a Cubs game since he was fired in November 2023 when president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer made the move to hire now-manager Craig Counsell.
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Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 14 June 2026
The material contained on this site is intended to inform, entertain and educate the reader and in no way represents an inducement to gamble legally or illegally or any sort of professional advice.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 14 June 2026
For Yan, the project represents something more personal than a festival calling card.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 14 June 2026
For Thomas, the film represents a community experience and a conversation starter rather than pure entertainment.
—Joe Sills, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026
Preservation advocates note that the district represents only a small portion of downtown and question whether it can be blamed for broader urban challenges.
—Sarah M. Boye, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 June 2026
And although the spotlight will naturally fall on a new generation of players, Ochoa represents a bridge between different eras of Mexican soccer.
—Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2026
And daraxonrasib represents more than progress.
—Lisa Jarvis, Twin Cities, 7 June 2026
In aviation, mach represents the ratio of an aircraft’s true airspeed to the local speed of sound.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 6 June 2026
Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 14 June 2026
The material contained on this site is intended to inform, entertain and educate the reader and in no way represents an inducement to gamble legally or illegally or any sort of professional advice.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 14 June 2026
For Yan, the project represents something more personal than a festival calling card.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 14 June 2026
For Thomas, the film represents a community experience and a conversation starter rather than pure entertainment.
—Joe Sills, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026
Preservation advocates note that the district represents only a small portion of downtown and question whether it can be blamed for broader urban challenges.
—Sarah M. Boye, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 June 2026
And although the spotlight will naturally fall on a new generation of players, Ochoa represents a bridge between different eras of Mexican soccer.
—Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2026
And daraxonrasib represents more than progress.
—Lisa Jarvis, Twin Cities, 7 June 2026
In aviation, mach represents the ratio of an aircraft’s true airspeed to the local speed of sound.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 6 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for represents
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Under that view, a taxpayer who actively participates in management should not receive the benefit simply because state law characterizes the interest as a limited partnership interest.—
Virginia La Torre Jeker,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
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The network characterizes the request for edits as something that should be happening in the newsroom.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
7 June 2026
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The sandstone artifact, which depicts the Hindu epic character Duryodhana, had in fact been looted from Koh Ker in or around 1972, after the all-important UNESCO convention.—
Oscar Holland,
CNN Money,
17 June 2026
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One depicts Putin being cradled in the arms of the Soviet dictator Josef Stalin.—
Emma Burrows,
Los Angeles Times,
17 June 2026
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The ceremony concluded with three rings of a bell, a firefighter tradition that symbolizes the ending of a firefighter’s duty.—
Mary Ella Hastings
June 17,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
17 June 2026
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And though the coast gets its name from the city of Amalfi—once the seat of a powerful maritime republic—no town symbolizes this fabled stretch of coast more acutely than Positano.—
Laura Itzkowitz,
Travel + Leisure,
14 June 2026
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What These Treatments Actually Cost At the mass-market end, Restore Hyper Wellness describes itself as the largest direct-to-consumer wellness provider in the country, with more than 200 studios nationwide as of May 2026.—
Allison Palmer,
Sacbee.com,
16 June 2026
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In this installment, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author Andrew Sean Greer describes living in Venice while completing his latest novel Villa Coco.—
Matt Ortile,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 June 2026
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Mitre’s film portrays the birth of a civil resistance movement and the state’s infiltration operation designed to destroy it.—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
12 June 2026
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Depicting her friendship with the trans actress Candy Darling (a sensitive turn by Stephen Dorff), the story portrays how Solanis came to write her notorious SCUM Manifesto (an acronym for the Society for Cutting Up Men) and the spiral of rejection that led to her desperate act of violence.—
Mark Olsen,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2026
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Not every patient defines success the same way.—
Lauryn Higgins,
Flow Space,
15 June 2026
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This brick colonial, tucked away at the end of a cul-de-sac in Devonwood, one of Farmington’s premier communities, defines design excellence, luxury, and comfort.—
James Alexander,
Hartford Courant,
14 June 2026
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“Represents.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/represents. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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