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symbolize

[sim-buh-lahyz] / ˈsɪm bəˌlaɪz /


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“Having something physical to symbolize that makes you feel like you’re in this insider club,” she added, referring to tech-company-branded timepieces.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026

Built as part of efforts to modernize Venezuela, the buildings now symbolize the country's dire situation after twin quakes on Wednesday left nearly 1,500 people confirmed dead and tens of thousands missing.

From Barron's ● Jun. 29, 2026

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

It was a ceremonial planting, meant to symbolize the friendship between two great nations, and Kennedy, in the spirit of the event, grabbed a shovel.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin

In part, however, it is being led by the film that most aptly symbolizes Zaslav’s failures.

From Slate ● Sep. 1, 2026

Today it symbolizes freedom and resistance to aggression.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026

A: Ruth symbolizes what she herself expressed: decency.

From Barron's ● Mar. 19, 2026

Yet, somehow, this problematic statistic and all that it symbolizes doesn’t even register.

From Salon ● Feb. 12, 2026

“It symbolizes everything Vietnam was,” he told me.

From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge

But as state "bodegas" disappear, the "libreta" ration book that symbolized equal access to affordable food for all is being quietly shelved.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

They have nothing except each other, their love symbolized by a red flower that Orpheus offers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026

Eve symbolized beauty and promised consumers the same results through their purchasing power.

From Salon ● May 17, 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

Grandpop lost a bird that most likely, Genie decided, symbolized Uncle Wood.

From "As Brave As You" by Jason Reynolds

An image of a quadriga, a four-horse chariot, from one of the collection’s numerous antique coins, became the foundation’s emblem, symbolizing its four pillars: culture, education, science and philanthropy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026

The cover is illustrated by a mango tree, symbolizing her parents’ home country of El Salvador.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2026

The tall teal pillars of the Ambassador Bridge linking Detroit and Windsor, Ontario, mark one of the busiest land borders in North America, symbolizing a profitable and once-dependable partnership.

From Salon ● Dec. 2, 2025

This mutual cooperation embodies the Japanese concept of "AUN," symbolizing balance and harmony between opposites.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 9, 2025

They would wear all white for the month after returning, symbolizing that a boy had left but a man had returned.

From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore


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