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 Georgia Cartwright, the Fort Worth Herd trail boss, said each of the 17 longhorns represents a decade of the city’s existence. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Aug. 2026 Jordan’s Ferrari represents Joopiter’s entry into the surging high-end collector-car market. — Benjamin Burrows, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026 Survivor represents the best of the human spirit – physical endurance, mental toughness and social awareness. — Terry Terrones, HollywoodReporter, 26 Aug. 2026 What has been publicly reported, however, represents only one side of what was an extremely complicated situation. — Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 26 Aug. 2026 For the Navy, the project represents another investment in sustaining its existing fleet. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 26 Aug. 2026 As dealers look to sell their remaining 2025 and 2026 inventory and make room for 2027 boats, the show represents a great time to take advantage of deals. — Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Aug. 2026 Blair represents a majority-Black district in suburban Atlanta. — Irene Wright, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026 At 50, Gobillard represents the fourth generation to work the family vineyards. — ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026

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The mitigation-versus-adaptation split characterizes a lot of climate action, but few people outside of those actively working on climate change think of this dichotomy.

— Jamil Wyne, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
Many of the visions emerging out of Silicon Valley have been lifted wholesale from science fiction, but without the critical awareness that characterizes the genre — and without genuine openness to the unfamiliar.

— Carline Tromp, The Dial, 18 Aug. 2026

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The sculpture depicts a female figure, her cloak billowing out in the shape of a seed around her and etched with more than 300 global symbols of peace, holding olive branches and surrounded by six children, each representing a continent.

— Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 22 Aug. 2026
The film depicts the life of the Hungarian-Indian painter Amrita Sher-Gil, with Watson playing the artist’s mother.

— Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 22 Aug. 2026

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Skenes’ recent inconsistency symbolizes a larger step back by the Pittsburgh rotation since the All-Star break, with Jared Jones and Mitch Keller also struggling, pushing the Bucs to the fringe of the playoff race.

— Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
The hearing took place before a packed courtroom at the Leighton Criminal Court Building, as Golden’s supporters wore purple, a color that symbolizes survivors of domestic violence.

— Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2026

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Human Intelligence As Spec The Knowing markets itself as 100% human intelligence, which Thomas describes as a business proposition rather than a moral one.

— Jasmine Browley, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Modern interpreters have read his 10 heads as signifying his vast knowledge of 10 sacred texts, or alternately his 10 ethical failings, but the Ramayana account describes him as 10-headed from birth.

— Charles Preston, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of describes

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Amie Donald physically portrays M3GAN, with Jenna Davis providing the voice.

— Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
The film is directed by Gotham Chopra, portrays NBA superstar Stephen Curry reaching a record 4,000 three-pointers on the basketball court, and the shooting mastery behind the Golden State Warrior team leader’s sporting greatness.

— Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of portrays

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What defines these destinations is not just their beauty, but their balance.

— Sofia Markovich, Travel + Leisure, 25 Aug. 2026
Keeping Pluto a dwarf planet better defines what a planet is and prevents an awkward situation in the future in which schoolchildren (and the rest of us) would have to remember upwards of 100 planets.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 24 Aug. 2026

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