as in to represent
to serve as a material counterpart of
the flag symbolizes our country
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In 2023, a statue of a warrior riding a horse that symbolizes the sister city relationship between San Jose and Pune, India, was swiped from Guadalupe River Park.
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Jason Green, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025
The return of Israeli hostages’ bodies from Gaza has become a focal point in ongoing ceasefire negotiations, symbolizing the humanitarian stakes of the conflict and its emotional toll in both Israel and Gaza.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
The holiday is a major event in India, particularly for followers of Hinduism and Sikhism, and is marked by candle and lamp lighting to symbolize light over darkness and good over evil.
—Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 20 Oct. 2025
Celebrants light rows of traditional clay oil lamps outside their homes to symbolize the victory of light over darkness and knowledge over ignorance.
—Deepa Bharath, Twin Cities, 20 Oct. 2025
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Jason Green, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025
The return of Israeli hostages’ bodies from Gaza has become a focal point in ongoing ceasefire negotiations, symbolizing the humanitarian stakes of the conflict and its emotional toll in both Israel and Gaza.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
The holiday is a major event in India, particularly for followers of Hinduism and Sikhism, and is marked by candle and lamp lighting to symbolize light over darkness and good over evil.
—Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 20 Oct. 2025
Celebrants light rows of traditional clay oil lamps outside their homes to symbolize the victory of light over darkness and knowledge over ignorance.
—Deepa Bharath, Twin Cities, 20 Oct. 2025
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An atypical role for a presidential foundation At the least, the developments represent an unusually tense application of the foundation’s typical mission, which is to buttress Reagan’s legacy.—
Bill Barrow,
Fortune,
25 Oct. 2025
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Bennett Lawson, who represents the 44th Ward, told CBS Chicago that tear gas was set off when neighbors protested federal agents pulling a construction worker from a home in Lakeview.—
Daniel S. Levine,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Symbolize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/symbolize. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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