as in to represent
to serve as a material counterpart of
the flag symbolizes our country
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Snowflakes, snowfall, and snowmen symbolize cocaine.
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Mattha Busby, WIRED, 17 Dec. 2024
And the braid symbolizes the union between her grandmother, mother and herself.
—Paula Soria, The Arizona Republic, 16 Dec. 2024
The clock can symbolize many things like the time for his return being up, or its time to go off.
—James Brizuela, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
The doves, Hernandez said, symbolize current times, which seem dark but get brighter.
—La Risa R. Lynch, Journal Sentinel, 6 Dec. 2024
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Mattha Busby, WIRED, 17 Dec. 2024
And the braid symbolizes the union between her grandmother, mother and herself.
—Paula Soria, The Arizona Republic, 16 Dec. 2024
The clock can symbolize many things like the time for his return being up, or its time to go off.
—James Brizuela, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
The doves, Hernandez said, symbolize current times, which seem dark but get brighter.
—La Risa R. Lynch, Journal Sentinel, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Symbolize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/symbolize. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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