as in represents
to serve as a material counterpart of
the flag symbolizes our country
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Recent Examples of symbolizes
Its alignment with figures like North Korea’s Kim Jong Un symbolizes the isolation and reputational decay of a regime that relies on coercion rather than consent.
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Ken Silverstein, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
The space symbolizes modern society itself.
—William Earl, Variety, 8 Sep. 2025
Hermlin also faced criticism for wearing a small yellow lapel pin, which symbolizes solidarity with the 50 hostages still held by Hamas.
—Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2025
In Christian lore, the sycamore also symbolizes repentance, humility, and forgiveness of one’s sins, evoked by the story of the tax collector Zacchaeus, who climbed one to see Jesus.
—Ellen Walker, JSTOR Daily, 3 Sep. 2025
El Petronio Festival itself symbolizes what has become possible over time.
—Essence, 28 Aug. 2025
The clean energy transition symbolizes part of this change.
—Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 23 Aug. 2025
The Arba’een march honors Imam Hussain’s sacrifice at Karbala and symbolizes resistance against oppression, unity and social justice, according to Imam Husham Al-Husainy.
—Nour Rahal, Freep.com, 14 Aug. 2025
The holiday, which for many symbolizes the unofficial end of summer and the start of the back-to-school season, is celebrated nationwide with parades, picnics, barbecues, and fireworks displays over the long Labor Day weekend.
—Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 11 Aug. 2025
Ken Silverstein, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
The space symbolizes modern society itself.
—William Earl, Variety, 8 Sep. 2025
Hermlin also faced criticism for wearing a small yellow lapel pin, which symbolizes solidarity with the 50 hostages still held by Hamas.
—Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2025
In Christian lore, the sycamore also symbolizes repentance, humility, and forgiveness of one’s sins, evoked by the story of the tax collector Zacchaeus, who climbed one to see Jesus.
—Ellen Walker, JSTOR Daily, 3 Sep. 2025
El Petronio Festival itself symbolizes what has become possible over time.
—Essence, 28 Aug. 2025
The clean energy transition symbolizes part of this change.
—Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 23 Aug. 2025
The Arba’een march honors Imam Hussain’s sacrifice at Karbala and symbolizes resistance against oppression, unity and social justice, according to Imam Husham Al-Husainy.
—Nour Rahal, Freep.com, 14 Aug. 2025
The holiday, which for many symbolizes the unofficial end of summer and the start of the back-to-school season, is celebrated nationwide with parades, picnics, barbecues, and fireworks displays over the long Labor Day weekend.
—Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 11 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for symbolizes
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The iPhone Air represents Apple’s response to increasing competition in ultra-thin premium devices, particularly from Samsung’s Galaxy S25 Edge.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
9 Sep. 2025
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This announcement represents a major milestone in the software and hardware needed to efficiently process inference queries, disaggregating inference processing into two workloads with a GPU tailored for each in the case of long-context windows greater than one million tokens.—
Karl Freund,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Symbolizes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/symbolizes. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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