symbolize
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The city owes more than its name to the first commander in chief; George Washington encouraged the French developer Pierre Charles L’Enfant to design a capital that would symbolize the nation.
From Slate • May 18, 2026
Increasingly, speakers are being chosen or challenged not only for what they say, but for what they symbolize about institutions, technology, politics and generational authority.
From Salon • May 16, 2026
“So I was incorporating things like the half doorway to symbolize their struggle.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026
Lincoln poses almost nonchalantly, one hand touching a book to represent knowledge, the other clutching a scroll to symbolize statecraft.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026
Just about everything a field hockey ball could symbolize.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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