Thesaurus results for REPRESENTS

represents

verb

present tense third-person singular of represent

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 For Gaza’s Civil Defense forces, Al-Zaharnah’s family represents a small part of a much larger crisis. — Bilal Shbeir, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026 As the Emcee, an eerie, contorted figure who represents the slow blackening of the city’s soul, Muscato picks up from a prestigious line of talent that includes Eddie Redmayne, Billy Porter and Matt Willis. — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 8 July 2026 Councilmember Bien Doan, who represents District 7 – the heart of the city’s Vietnamese community – called on residents to help police with their investigation. — Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 8 July 2026 The sale of Jeremy’s Razors to Boreing Media represents the further uncoupling of Boreing, who served as The Daily Wire’s CEO for years, and the conservative media company he co-founded with conservative commentator Ben Shapiro. — Max Tani, semafor.com, 8 July 2026 The second issue is common-mode voltage, which represents stray voltage that generates electromagnetic interference and destructive internal currents. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 8 July 2026 The new service represents the first subscription product from Nexstar. — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 8 July 2026 For borrowers, this often represents an opportunity to negotiate a dramatically lower payoff amount. — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 1 July 2026 Our relationship represents a certain amount of hope and risk. — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 1 July 2026

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Resilience characterizes many young basketball players at SCC Dixon said.

— Nicole Gregory, Oc Register, 25 June 2026
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 franchise depicts a future where good people want to do good, are endlessly curious, believe in justice and diplomacy and strive to maintain peace.

— Maira Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026
Achilles discovered among the Daughters of Lycomedes depicts a Greek mythological scene during the Trojan War in which the hero Achilles has been hidden by his mother, the sea nymph Thetis, on the island of Skyros.

— Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 2 July 2026

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Despite growing tourism and a strong farming economy, Calabria symbolizes southern Italy's lack of development compared to the more wealthy and industrialized north.

— ABC News, ABC News, 9 July 2026
One Calabria hospital had lines several hours long Despite growing tourism and a strong farming economy, Calabria symbolizes southern Italy’s lack of development compared to the more wealthy and industrialized north.

— Paolo Santalucia, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026

Definition of symbolizes

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Loud describes herself as a democratic socialist who was formerly a social worker.

— Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 11 July 2026
Besides Miami, the trial — which Nelson describes as the first of its kind in the nation — will also be conducted at several other academic health centers in the country, as well as in Israel.

— Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 10 July 2026

Definition of describes

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The story portrays the lives of adolescents today through their own eyes, allowing their voices and perspectives to shape the narrative in a genuine and convincing way.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 11 July 2026
Sony portrays the call as a good-faith disclosure to give Teamsters a heads up about its closure plans before workers went ahead with the election.

— Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 9 July 2026

Definition of portrays

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If software becomes easier to generate, the value shifts away from the software artifact itself and toward the specification that defines what the software is supposed to accomplish.

— Sanjay Srivastava, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
What defines her is not only extraordinary talent, but a lifetime of conscious choices – to lead with kindness, to contribute meaningfully, and to give back in ways that have endured, all with inimitable style and great humor.

— Chris Willman, Variety, 7 July 2026

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