as in to represent
to serve as a material counterpart of
the flag symbolizes our country
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And not just anywhere: on Bond Street, a place that symbolizes prestige, heritage, artistry and fearless visionaries.
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Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 14 Apr. 2025
For most, space symbolizes bold aspirations of scientific research and exploration—not warfare.
—Andrew Hanna, Time, 13 Apr. 2025
Black shapes punctuate many of the works, symbolizing not absence, but weight.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 12 Apr. 2025
Abrego Garcia’s case has come to symbolize broader concerns about the lack of due process in the Trump administration’s deportation efforts, as well as raising unique questions about the right to legal remedy when U.S. residents are removed from the country.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 11 Apr. 2025
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Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 14 Apr. 2025
For most, space symbolizes bold aspirations of scientific research and exploration—not warfare.
—Andrew Hanna, Time, 13 Apr. 2025
Black shapes punctuate many of the works, symbolizing not absence, but weight.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 12 Apr. 2025
Abrego Garcia’s case has come to symbolize broader concerns about the lack of due process in the Trump administration’s deportation efforts, as well as raising unique questions about the right to legal remedy when U.S. residents are removed from the country.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 11 Apr. 2025
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“Symbolize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/symbolize. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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