1
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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2
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 iPhone Air represents Apple’s response to increasing competition in ultra-thin premium devices, particularly from Samsung’s Galaxy S25 Edge.
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Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025
This announcement represents a major milestone in the software and hardware needed to efficiently process inference queries, disaggregating inference processing into two workloads with a GPU tailored for each in the case of long-context windows greater than one million tokens.
—Karl Freund, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Bill 2331/22 establishes a minimum theatrical window of 63 days (nine weeks), which represents an improvement in relation to current market practices but is less than what exhibitors and distributors demand.
—Marcelo Cajueiro, Variety, 9 Sep. 2025
But the scars from that era are still very much present in society, and the son, Im Dong-hwan, represents the youth of today who are trying to come to terms with that generational complexity and its legacy.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
This year's survey represents roughly 40,000 teachers across 121 districts and 1,056 schools.
—Rachel Wegner, The Tennessean, 9 Sep. 2025
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.
—Stephanie Kuzydym, The Courier-Journal, 3 Sep. 2025
The deployment, North Korea's first major foreign military involvement, represents what Ukraine and its Western allies see as a dangerous expansion of the scope of Russia's war against Ukraine.
—Robert Birsel
shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
However, the support from the travelling United fans who stayed behind after the final whistle to clap the players and coach represents the faith in his process.
—Elias Burke, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025
This announcement represents a major milestone in the software and hardware needed to efficiently process inference queries, disaggregating inference processing into two workloads with a GPU tailored for each in the case of long-context windows greater than one million tokens.
—Karl Freund, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Bill 2331/22 establishes a minimum theatrical window of 63 days (nine weeks), which represents an improvement in relation to current market practices but is less than what exhibitors and distributors demand.
—Marcelo Cajueiro, Variety, 9 Sep. 2025
But the scars from that era are still very much present in society, and the son, Im Dong-hwan, represents the youth of today who are trying to come to terms with that generational complexity and its legacy.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
This year's survey represents roughly 40,000 teachers across 121 districts and 1,056 schools.
—Rachel Wegner, The Tennessean, 9 Sep. 2025
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.
—Stephanie Kuzydym, The Courier-Journal, 3 Sep. 2025
The deployment, North Korea's first major foreign military involvement, represents what Ukraine and its Western allies see as a dangerous expansion of the scope of Russia's war against Ukraine.
—Robert Birsel
shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
However, the support from the travelling United fans who stayed behind after the final whistle to clap the players and coach represents the faith in his process.
—Elias Burke, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for represents
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The title that has become attached to the painting over time curiously characterizes the Virgin Mary by the fruit, perhaps in recognition of her chastity, especially when considered in the context of Persephone’s myth.—
Demir Alp,
JSTOR Daily,
29 Aug. 2025
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Sure, rum is often identified with the sunny beaches and tropical climate that characterizes most of its places of origin.—
Claudia Alarcón,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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At certain angles, the photo’s dark backdrop allows viewers to see the reflection of former President Barack Obama’s portrait that depicts him surrounded by greenery and flowers representing Chicago and Hawaii.—
BrieAnna J. Frank,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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This brooch is made from platinum, diamond, ruby and enamel and depicts a crying eye set in a clock.—
Nadja Sayej,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Hermlin also faced criticism for wearing a small yellow lapel pin, which symbolizes solidarity with the 50 hostages still held by Hamas.—
Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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In Christian lore, the sycamore also symbolizes repentance, humility, and forgiveness of one’s sins, evoked by the story of the tax collector Zacchaeus, who climbed one to see Jesus.—
Ellen Walker,
JSTOR Daily,
3 Sep. 2025
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In a study, the team describes how cooling a gas of radioactive atoms to temperatures colder than deep space could synchronize their radioactive decay.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Sep. 2025
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The document describes workers becoming one with their fiery machines.—
Sonja Fritzsche,
The Conversation,
9 Sep. 2025
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Hamnet depicts a fictional account of Shakespeare's life with his young family; Buckley, 35, portrays the Bard's wife Agnes, while Watson plays Mescal's onscreen mother as Mary Shakespeare.—
Tommy McArdle,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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Also, why is arthouse pretty boy Louis Garrel, who portrays the leader of a resistance group known as Breakwalls (That’s seriously their name.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Sep. 2025
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The agency defines poverty for a family of four as income below $31,000.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
9 Sep. 2025
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Establish Governance To Protect Employee Attention Establish a simple governance system that defines the purpose, cadence and target audience for each internal communications tool and ensure leadership consistently enforces and models the governance.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Represents.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/represents. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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