symboling

verb

variants or symbolling
present participle of symbol
as in touching (on or upon)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for symboling
  1. representing
  2. symbolizing
  3. embodying
  4. hinting
  5. specifying
  6. mentioning
  7. personifying
Verb
  • Clark, a DFLer, served the Minnesota House from 1981 until her retirement in 2019, representing part of south Minneapolis.
    — Riley Moser, CBS News, 1 July 2026
  • That proposal drew opposition from unions and associations representing teachers and school employees.
    — Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 30 June 2026
Definition of representing
Verb
  • Buddhists believe elephants are Buddha-like, symbolizing patience, wisdom and enlightenment.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 July 2026
  • One design change symbolizing this connection between what has come before and what lies ahead is the redesign of an iconic KVIFF space.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 29 June 2026
Definition of symbolizing
Verb
  • The difference, as researcher Amanda Arroyo has noted, is between performing body positivity and embodying it and daughters, even very young ones, are skilled at detecting the gap.
    — Maia Niguel Hoskin, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • Torch Song by Alison Saar was inspired by the Statue of Liberty but given a more Chicago flair by embodying the spirit of the city's blues heritage.
    — Kyler Alvord, PEOPLE, 19 June 2026
Definition of embodying
Verb
  • But by that September, Kelce was hinting his efforts had achieved some success.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 July 2026
  • The outlet also noted the presence of a Krispy Kreme truck outside the arena, hinting that donuts may also be on the menu.
    — Juliana Ukiomogbe, InStyle, 1 July 2026
Definition of hinting
Verb
  • More than 12,000 people have been injured, Rodríguez said, without specifying how many remain missing.
    — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 3 July 2026
  • However, Polestar will continue supporting US drivers of its EVs without specifying for how long.
    — Rob Pegoraro, PC Magazine, 26 June 2026
Definition of specifying
Verb
  • This is without even mentioning Désiré Doué and Rayan Cherki, both of whom would start for essentially any other nation at the 2026 World Cup.
    — Graham Ruthven, New York Times, 4 July 2026
  • Trump is increasingly talking about his projects, mentioning at least one 79% of the days in June, according to an analysis from The Washington Post.
    — Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 3 July 2026
Definition of mentioning
Verb
  • But the study warned of the dangers of personifying these AI tools and treating them as one would a human employees.
    — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 28 May 2026
  • In the 20th century, the scientific community and environmental activists adopted the term Gaia – the Greek goddess personifying the Earth, the mother of all deities – to reflect the notion of the Earth as a living system.
    — Melinda Laituri, The Conversation, 4 Feb. 2026
Definition of personifying
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“Symboling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/symboling. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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