as in represented
to serve as a material counterpart of
the flag symbolizes our country
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Recent Examples of symbolized
Six months in the research and development stages, the bracelet underscores the enduring cultural relationship between France and the United States — a connection dating back to the Revolutionary War and later symbolized by France’s 1884 gift of the Statue of Liberty to America.
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Roberta Naas, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
And of course, for nearly 170 years, The Sacramento Bee has been the region’s flagship newspaper, symbolized by the Walt Disney designed Scoopy the bee.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 29 May 2026
Observers say their prosecution and the disappearance of the vigil symbolized the decline in freedoms that Beijing had promised when the former British colony returned to Chinese rule in 1997.
—ABC News, 19 May 2026
The bird has long symbolized American values like strength, freedom and independence, said Kochersperger.
—Sarah Raza, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2026
The slim veil symbolized the gulf that existed between Black and white in America.
—Literary Hub, 11 May 2026
For Al Shaikh, the moment symbolized a shift toward true representation, where women are not only present but visibly acknowledged.
—Fmg Studios, Footwear News, 10 May 2026
That victory symbolized Moscow’s dominance over Western efforts in Africa and highlighted Russia’s growing influence in the Sahel, where anti-Western sentiment has been on the rise.
—Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 10 May 2026
Tara Findley, a public relations major from Lubbock, said the clothing symbolized what demonstrators see as the death of academic freedom at Texas Tech.
—Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 7 May 2026
Roberta Naas, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
And of course, for nearly 170 years, The Sacramento Bee has been the region’s flagship newspaper, symbolized by the Walt Disney designed Scoopy the bee.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 29 May 2026
Observers say their prosecution and the disappearance of the vigil symbolized the decline in freedoms that Beijing had promised when the former British colony returned to Chinese rule in 1997.
—ABC News, 19 May 2026
The bird has long symbolized American values like strength, freedom and independence, said Kochersperger.
—Sarah Raza, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2026
The slim veil symbolized the gulf that existed between Black and white in America.
—Literary Hub, 11 May 2026
For Al Shaikh, the moment symbolized a shift toward true representation, where women are not only present but visibly acknowledged.
—Fmg Studios, Footwear News, 10 May 2026
That victory symbolized Moscow’s dominance over Western efforts in Africa and highlighted Russia’s growing influence in the Sahel, where anti-Western sentiment has been on the rise.
—Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 10 May 2026
Tara Findley, a public relations major from Lubbock, said the clothing symbolized what demonstrators see as the death of academic freedom at Texas Tech.
—Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 7 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for symbolized
represented
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Debbie Shepard of Nick Sadek’s Sotheby’s International Realy represented the buyer.—
David Caraccio,
Sacbee.com,
29 May 2026
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Kirby Puckett, the namesake for the tournament’s MVP award, represented Illinois’ Triton College in the tournament in the early 1980s.—
James Burky,
Denver Post,
29 May 2026
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“Symbolized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/symbolized. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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