symboling

verb

variants or symbolling
present participle of symbol
as in touching (on or upon)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for symboling
  1. representing
  2. symbolizing
  3. embodying
  4. hinting
  5. specifying
  6. mentioning
  7. personifying
Verb
  • But the president's endorsement didn't prevent other Republicans from jumping into the race for a full term representing South Carolina.
    — Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Abdul Rashid Yob, who heads a farmers association representing 200,000 members nationwide, pointed to previous negative experience with the herbicide-tolerant Clearfield rice.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of representing
Verb
  • Applicants from North America account for one-third of all the submissions, symbolizing the spread of K-pop globally and the interest in being part of it.
    — Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The bridge — which connects Detroit and Windsor, Ontario — was named after legendary Canadian hockey player Gordie Howe who played for the Detroit Red Wings, symbolizing the longstanding relationship between the two countries.
    — Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 22 July 2026
Definition of symbolizing
Verb
  • Franchise-wise, Armani Beauty has Privè, with unisex couture fragrances; Giorgio Armani, which is premium, and Emporio Armani, embodying the brand’s younger, urban facet.
    — Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The company and its surveillance devices have become a lightning rod for anxieties around surveillance in the US, embodying concerns about privacy, tech industry oversight, and police abuse of power all in one public gadget.
    — Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of embodying
Verb
  • The Justice Department returned the phone in May, hinting that the investigation would be dropped, the Associated Press reported.
    — Daniel S. Levine, PEOPLE, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Matt Rogers offered some insight into his split from Below Deck star Fraser Olender — hinting that there’s not any drama between them.
    — Shelby Stivale, Entertainment Weekly, 22 July 2026
Definition of hinting
Verb
  • The organization publicly releases minimal information detailing incidents in the region, refraining from specifying the vessels involved.
    — Kevin Liptak, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026
  • In an email to the Tribune, the United Way of Metropolitan Chicago announced details of the initiative, specifying that the ride-share company will be providing $25,000 to allow 211 Metro Chicago to distribute 1,000 Lyft codes valued at $25 each.
    — Zareen Syed, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of specifying
Verb
  • The endorsement was not raised at the press conference, with neither mentioning the other in their remarks.
    — Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Another thing worth mentioning about #1 Aspinall Street is that there is handsome photograph of Ted placed in the upstairs bathroom, which was once the bedroom that Ted and Olwyn, Ted’s sister, shared.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of mentioning
Verb
  • But the study warned of the dangers of personifying these AI tools and treating them as one would a human employees.
    — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 28 May 2026
  • In the 20th century, the scientific community and environmental activists adopted the term Gaia – the Greek goddess personifying the Earth, the mother of all deities – to reflect the notion of the Earth as a living system.
    — Melinda Laituri, The Conversation, 4 Feb. 2026
Definition of personifying
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“Symboling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/symboling. Accessed 12 Aug. 2026.

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