as in to represent
to serve as a material counterpart of
the flag symbolizes our country
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The movie explores the morality and repercussions of dating well below your age group as a woman — a married and working one, at that — so Mathis’ moral compass is subtly symbolized through the object.
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Stacia Datskovska, WWD, 8 Jan. 2025
And though the coast gets its name from the city of Amalfi — once the seat of a powerful maritime republic — there’s no town that symbolizes this fabled stretch of coast more acutely than Positano.
—Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 7 Jan. 2025
But one play symbolized where Cunningham and Edwards and their teams are right now.
—Hunter Patterson, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
My birthday now symbolizes one of the darkest days in American history.
—Letters To The Editor, Orlando Sentinel, 4 Jan. 2025
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Stacia Datskovska, WWD, 8 Jan. 2025
And though the coast gets its name from the city of Amalfi — once the seat of a powerful maritime republic — there’s no town that symbolizes this fabled stretch of coast more acutely than Positano.
—Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 7 Jan. 2025
But one play symbolized where Cunningham and Edwards and their teams are right now.
—Hunter Patterson, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
My birthday now symbolizes one of the darkest days in American history.
—Letters To The Editor, Orlando Sentinel, 4 Jan. 2025
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“Symbolize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/symbolize. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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