symbolized

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Writers and painters often symbolized the Virgin Mary’s immaculate purity by placing her within a hedge.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

Sports Illustrated journalists were getting requests from peers looking to score invites to the gatherings, which symbolized a turnaround at the 72-year-old title.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

She knew what “The Muppet Show” star symbolized and recognized what she meant to her misfit youngest, a zaftig kid frequently chided for taking up too much space.

From Salon • Feb. 28, 2026

For generations, it has symbolized resilience and rural life, valued for its toughness, ability to graze on marginal land, and nutrient-dense milk that supported small farmers.

From Science Daily • Feb. 26, 2026

Even when the unknowns are appropriately symbolized and the relevant equation can be set up, the manipulations necessary to solve it are too often only hazily understood.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos