Thesaurus results for SYMBOLIZE

symbolize

verb

ˈsim-bə-ˌlīz

Definition of symbolize next

as in to represent

to serve as a material counterpart of the flag symbolizes our country

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Recent Examples of symbolize Observers say the former media mogul’s plight symbolizes a decline in freedoms Beijing promised when the former British colony returned to Chinese rule in 1997. —

ABC News, 9 May 2026 The Cuban native brought with her a large, military style safety pin, as well as a round larimar, a Dominican blue stone symbolizing peace and calm. —

Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 8 May 2026 The departures of certain Kaiser Permanente offices and a string of prominent restaurant and bar closures have come to symbolize the city’s struggles to retain employers and attract new ones. —

Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 7 May 2026 Even reclaiming loneliness as a desirable state feels Texan, like a reminder that the Lone Star symbolizes independence. —

Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 7 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for symbolize

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represent

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Close to 100 coaches representing 60 colleges signed up for the Orland Park event, although Power Four conference schools were not a part of the equation in any of the state’s combines.

— Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026
No nation can truly represent a religion.

— Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 14 May 2026