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symbolize

[sim-buh-lahyz] / ˈsɪm bəˌlaɪz /


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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

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

Wolfsthal is among experts involved in the "Doomsday Clock" meant to symbolize how near humanity is to destruction.

From Barron's • Feb. 1, 2026

If their placement had been designed to symbolize a separation from the Court of Honor’s technological advances, then what messages were their actual content meant to send?

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros




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