symbolize

Example Sentences

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In medieval maps, the tribal divisions of the Holy Land symbolized spiritual inheritance for Christians.

From Science Daily

Lamps, clearly modeled on the types of lights that traditionally hang in mosques, are another important motif, symbolizing divine light.

From Washington Post

When the Rev. Jesse Jackson was running for president as a Democrat in 1984 and invoked a multicolored patchwork quilt to symbolize his Rainbow Coalition, Mr. Russell countered that Republicans had their own quilt.

From Washington Post

His disappearance symbolized China’s crackdown on its technology sector and how the government sought to keep even its most powerful companies under its thumb.

From New York Times

The lawsuit states that the chapel was not named for John Mead but was named “in memory of the Mead family ancestors who embodied the values that were symbolized by the Chapel itself.”

From Seattle Times