symbolize
Example Sentences
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I put some scarlet runner beans from the Hollywood Farmers Market over it to symbolize the gathering cultures of Native American tribes.
From Los Angeles Times
A theatergoer was called upon to play the vet who euthanized the narrator’s childhood pet, a dog named Indiana Bones that was symbolized by a coat someone volunteered from the audience.
From Los Angeles Times
The moment that symbolized this transformation came with his own death.
“So I was incorporating things like the half doorway to symbolize their struggle.”
From Los Angeles Times
Instead of being concerned with product placement, they had an innate understanding of what their office symbolizes and demands.
From Salon
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