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 The Year of the Horse represents a period of intense energy, rapid change, and bold and independent movement. —

Staff Report, Daily News, 22 Feb. 2026 For many, that represents the appeal of backcountry skiing — a chance to test yourself against the terrain and to roam freely across the pristine snow, unbounded by groomed runs. —

Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 22 Feb. 2026 The tax represents a highly complicated maneuver in which the hospitals pay the levy but then receive money back through Medicaid payments as more federal money is generated. —

Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 22 Feb. 2026 Even if well-intentioned, that represents a profound shift in how state government approaches its own citizens. —

Bob Shaw, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Feb. 2026 The union represents more than 15,000 state engineers who mostly work for Caltrans and in environmental agencies. —

Yue Stella Yu feb. 22, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2026 This also represents just the second full back-to-back set that Herro has played in this season. —

Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 22 Feb. 2026 Friday’s 8-1 win over Michigan State represents an early blueprint to how the Longhorns can return to college baseball’s Promised Land for the first time in five years, even if the season is still in its infancy. —

Cedric Golden, Austin American Statesman, 22 Feb. 2026 This is the first time a modern Royal has been arrested and represents a watershed moment. —

Nada Aboul Kheir, Deadline, 22 Feb. 2026

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Home to 12 tracks, the set is a explosion of rhythms that navigates from merengue to cumbia to soca music, without losing touch of that reggaetón and perreo DNA that best characterizes who Justin and Lenny are as artists.

— Natalia Cano, Billboard, 20 Feb. 2026
Tozal characterizes the neighborhood response to the redesign of Archer as universally negative, but there have been many weeks when supporters have outnumbered opponents during the protests.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 16 Feb. 2026