as in represents
to serve as a material counterpart of
the flag symbolizes our country
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Recent Examples of symbolizes
Mistletoe is associated with love and friendship, hung for good luck, and symbolizes fertility and peace leading to the kissing custom.
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Clarence Schmidt, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
Rosemary, which imparts a bright fragrance to a bouquet, symbolizes fidelity.
—Kathy Barnes, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Feb. 2026
The boy symbolizes Bad Bunny’s own inner child, Latine youth across the diaspora, and, perhaps, even Liam Conejo Ramos, the five-year-old Ecuadorian boy who was detained by ICE in Minnesota while coming home from school.
—Raquel Reichard, Refinery29, 9 Feb. 2026
Then and now, a president’s right hand symbolizes his warmth, or lack of it.
—Harold Holzer, New York Daily News, 8 Feb. 2026
In Vodou tradition, the snake symbolizes Danbala, the great spirit of wisdom, peace and purity.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 6 Feb. 2026
This symbolizes his new authority over the archdiocese.
—Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
This event not only symbolizes the victory over death but also reaffirms the promise of eternal life.
—Nadia Cantú, AZCentral.com, 3 Feb. 2026
This ring symbolizes that thread, but now that thread is no longer invisible.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 26 Jan. 2026
Clarence Schmidt, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
Rosemary, which imparts a bright fragrance to a bouquet, symbolizes fidelity.
—Kathy Barnes, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Feb. 2026
The boy symbolizes Bad Bunny’s own inner child, Latine youth across the diaspora, and, perhaps, even Liam Conejo Ramos, the five-year-old Ecuadorian boy who was detained by ICE in Minnesota while coming home from school.
—Raquel Reichard, Refinery29, 9 Feb. 2026
Then and now, a president’s right hand symbolizes his warmth, or lack of it.
—Harold Holzer, New York Daily News, 8 Feb. 2026
In Vodou tradition, the snake symbolizes Danbala, the great spirit of wisdom, peace and purity.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 6 Feb. 2026
This symbolizes his new authority over the archdiocese.
—Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
This event not only symbolizes the victory over death but also reaffirms the promise of eternal life.
—Nadia Cantú, AZCentral.com, 3 Feb. 2026
This ring symbolizes that thread, but now that thread is no longer invisible.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 26 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for symbolizes
represents
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That plate represents a full day of eating, not every meal, Mokari said.—
Madeline Holcombe,
CNN Money,
9 Feb. 2026
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The move sees the 22-year-old join the sixth club of his senior career, and represents his fourth different team in the space of just over a year.—
Ali Rampling,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Symbolizes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/symbolizes. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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