symbolize
Example Sentences
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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
Similar banners hang outside the Department of Labor and other federal buildings throughout Washington, D.C, symbolizing what’s happening at the Court and throughout the country.
From Salon
For me, the ash cross symbolizes how to repent—at the cross.
Lincoln poses almost nonchalantly, one hand touching a book to represent knowledge, the other clutching a scroll to symbolize statecraft.
Yet, somehow, this problematic statistic and all that it symbolizes doesn’t even register.
From Salon
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