as in to represent
to serve as a material counterpart of
the flag symbolizes our country
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To foster tourism, 10 years ago, a group of regional entrepreneurs invested in what has become one of the most innovative cross-border projects ever built between two countries, symbolizing binational collaboration.
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Alicia G Kerber Palma, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
Book your first salon appointment with a color that symbolizes calm, renewal, and lots of light.
—Andrea Carbajal, Glamour, 6 Jan. 2026
Instead of just printing the face of the dinosaur, the face line of the ocular nose tendon symbolizing the rabidity of ‘Dinozaurus’ is inserted inside the mesh to reproduce the three-dimensional shape.
—Riley Jones, Footwear News, 6 Jan. 2026
In Christian tradition, this date represents the moment when Jesus revealed himself to the world as the son of God, symbolized by the visit of the Three Wise Men.
—Nadia Cantú, AZCentral.com, 6 Jan. 2026
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Alicia G Kerber Palma, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
Book your first salon appointment with a color that symbolizes calm, renewal, and lots of light.
—Andrea Carbajal, Glamour, 6 Jan. 2026
Instead of just printing the face of the dinosaur, the face line of the ocular nose tendon symbolizing the rabidity of ‘Dinozaurus’ is inserted inside the mesh to reproduce the three-dimensional shape.
—Riley Jones, Footwear News, 6 Jan. 2026
In Christian tradition, this date represents the moment when Jesus revealed himself to the world as the son of God, symbolized by the visit of the Three Wise Men.
—Nadia Cantú, AZCentral.com, 6 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for symbolize
represent
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Joshua Turner, who was Idaho’s chief of constitutional litigation and policy, represented the state in front of the Supreme Court.—
Becca Savransky,
Idaho Statesman,
11 Jan. 2026
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Credit card interest rates represent a significant portion of financial institutions’ revenue.—
Luciana Lopez,
CNN Money,
10 Jan. 2026
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“Symbolize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/symbolize. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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