Examples of symbolize in a Sentence
She came to symbolize the women's movement in America.
the flag symbolizes our country
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The move symbolized the country’s zero-tolerance approach to Kurdish autonomy.
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Sefa Secen & Serhun Al / Made By History, TIME, 7 Feb. 2025
To me, Lamar’s Super Bowl appearance symbolizes a broader reckoning with how the NFL handles the tension between politics and corporate entertainment.
—Christina L. Myers, The Conversation, 6 Feb. 2025
The Big Four categories are the only ones the entire voting membership can cast ballots in—other categories have protections to prioritize genre expertise—and thus symbolize what the organization as a whole deems worthwhile.
—Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 3 Feb. 2025
Those calling for the Bibas’ family’s release often used the color orange to symbolize the infant and toddler’s bright red hair.
—Rachel Wolf, Fox News, 1 Feb. 2025
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Sefa Secen & Serhun Al / Made By History, TIME, 7 Feb. 2025
To me, Lamar’s Super Bowl appearance symbolizes a broader reckoning with how the NFL handles the tension between politics and corporate entertainment.
—Christina L. Myers, The Conversation, 6 Feb. 2025
The Big Four categories are the only ones the entire voting membership can cast ballots in—other categories have protections to prioritize genre expertise—and thus symbolize what the organization as a whole deems worthwhile.
—Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 3 Feb. 2025
Those calling for the Bibas’ family’s release often used the color orange to symbolize the infant and toddler’s bright red hair.
—Rachel Wolf, Fox News, 1 Feb. 2025
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“Symbolize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/symbolize. Accessed 13 Feb. 2025.
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symbolize
verb
sym·bol·ize
ˈsim-bə-ˌlīz 
symbolized; symbolizing
: to serve as a symbol of
symbolization
noun
ˌsim-bə-lə-ˈzā-shən
Medical Definition
symbolize
transitive verb
sym·bol·ize
variants
also British symbolise
symbolized also British symbolised; symbolizing also British symbolising
1
: to serve as a symbol of
2
: to represent, express, or identify by a symbol
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