as in to represent
to serve as a material counterpart of
the flag symbolizes our country
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Recent Examples of symbolize
In cultures across the globe, ladybugs have come to symbolize prosperity.
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Patricia S York, Southern Living, 25 Sep. 2025
Locs symbolize patience and spiritual grounding.
—Essence, 25 Sep. 2025
The three-day-long Durga Puja festival recognizes the Hindu holiday, celebrating the spirit of the Hindu goddess Durga, who symbolizes divine energy and protective power.
—Gabrielle Gillette, Oc Register, 23 Sep. 2025
The poignant meaning behind the collection is symbolized through the olive branch motif.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2025
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Patricia S York, Southern Living, 25 Sep. 2025
Locs symbolize patience and spiritual grounding.
—Essence, 25 Sep. 2025
The three-day-long Durga Puja festival recognizes the Hindu holiday, celebrating the spirit of the Hindu goddess Durga, who symbolizes divine energy and protective power.
—Gabrielle Gillette, Oc Register, 23 Sep. 2025
The poignant meaning behind the collection is symbolized through the olive branch motif.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for symbolize
represent
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Israel needs more women, and Goldberg-Polin would also represent religious people that are more liberal, which the country also needs, Meron says.—
Romina Ruiz-Goiriena,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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Emi MacLean, senior staff attorney at the ACLU Foundation of Northern California, who is among the lawyers representing the Venezuelans in the case, told the Herald that the Venezuelan TPS holders are now immediately vulnerable.—
Syra Ortiz Blanes,
Miami Herald,
4 Oct. 2025
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