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symbolize

[sim-buh-lahyz] / ˈsɪm bəˌlaɪz /


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The only object that could better symbolize his time in office is the gold toilet erected as an art installation in D.C. by a mysterious collective called the Secret Handshake.

From Salon • May 20, 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

She wanted to repurpose it as a pendant to symbolize a new beginning.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

I put some scarlet runner beans from the Hollywood Farmers Market over it to symbolize the gathering cultures of Native American tribes.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

“Now imagine that world has people like us in it, but no bees. They’d have the experience of sweetness and of light, but how would they symbolize them?”

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman




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