symbolize
Example Sentences
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She wanted to repurpose it as a pendant to symbolize a new beginning.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026
Wolfsthal is among experts involved in the "Doomsday Clock" meant to symbolize how near humanity is to destruction.
From Barron's • Feb. 1, 2026
"Lines on maps started to symbolize the limits of political sovereignties rather than the boundless divine promises. This transformed the way that the Bible's descriptions of geographical space were understood."
From Science Daily • Nov. 30, 2025
Apples in their entirety were known to symbolize romance and, later, spiritualism and courtship, namely during the 19th century.
From Salon • Oct. 21, 2025
“What does it symbolize, what could it represent, or what do you associate it with? Could it be untangled or reorganized in some way to create another meaning or point in a direction?”
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
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