as in to represent
to serve as a material counterpart of
the flag symbolizes our country
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Following its Paris debut, Keigan opened its first flagship store in a historic building on Shanghai’s West Nanjing Road, symbolizing its commitment to aesthetic co-creation.
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Li Jun, Footwear News, 2 Nov. 2025
Since women were akin to territory, bringing back abductees from the enemy country symbolized a retrieval of it.
—JSTOR Daily, 30 Oct. 2025
His campaign emblem is a crane, symbolizing the construction boom of recent years.
—Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 28 Oct. 2025
Production designer Miyamori Yui introduced a recurring leaf-vein motif symbolizing fate and fragility, appearing throughout the series from ceremonial backdrops to costume textures.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 27 Oct. 2025
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Li Jun, Footwear News, 2 Nov. 2025
Since women were akin to territory, bringing back abductees from the enemy country symbolized a retrieval of it.
—JSTOR Daily, 30 Oct. 2025
His campaign emblem is a crane, symbolizing the construction boom of recent years.
—Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 28 Oct. 2025
Production designer Miyamori Yui introduced a recurring leaf-vein motif symbolizing fate and fragility, appearing throughout the series from ceremonial backdrops to costume textures.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 27 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for symbolize
represent
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While it's left some passengers making backup plans and reserving rental cars, the flights canceled Friday represented just a small portion of overall flights nationwide.—
JOSH FUNK,
Arkansas Online,
8 Nov. 2025
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However, attorneys representing businesses that sued the administration said using IEEPA in that way would require explicit authorization from Congress.—
Morgan Chalfant,
semafor.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Symbolize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/symbolize. Accessed 21 Nov. 2025.
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