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• n  the act of representing something with a symbol
• v  express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol
• v  represent or identify by using a symbol; use symbols

• At one point she is discovered burning her tampons, symbolizing her desire not to become a woman.
• The photographer had received orders from on high possibly from Stalin himself, it was murmured to rush there and produce a picture symbolizing the Soviet victory.
• Palestinian television broadcast the death scene repeatedly, accompanied by a song in which a voice symbolizing Mohammed calls on the Arab world for help.

• symbolising
• typify
• symbolize
• symbolise
• stand for
• represent

News & Articles

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• ROOSEVELT: New flag unfurls
  ROOSEVELT In the mid-1930s the blue eagle symbolizing the National Recovery Administration was a common sight around the nation, as it meant that companies displaying the logo were cooperating with the New Deal codes for minimum wages, work limits and standards of production.
  June 16, 2013 - The Messenger-Press
• Fontana is officially 100 years old; here's what transpired when the town was first established on June 7, 1913
  Several historic cars, symbolizing the early years of Fontana, were seen in the Fontana Days Parade on June 1. Fontana, which was established as a town in 1913, officially turned 100 on June 7, 2013.
  June 14, 2013 - Fontana Herald News
• Israel's PM opens exhibit at Auschwitz
  In a defiant speech coming from the place symbolizing the suffering of Jews during World War II, Israel's prime minister warned on Thursday that the Jewish state will do everything to prevent another Holocaust ...
  June 13, 2013 - Associated Press via Yahoo! News

Quotes

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• Jenny Macklin in FOXNews
  This welcome will carry national significance in symbolizing a future of respect and partnership with indigenous people,Indigenous Affairs Minister Jenny Macklin said in a statement.
• John F Kennedy in Huffington Post (blog)
  President John F. Kennedy called Inauguration Day "a celebration of freedom - symbolizing an end, as well as a beginning - signifying renewal, as well as change."
• Seyoum Mesfin in Middle East Times
  My presence is symbolizing the peace in Somalia. Mogadishu has transformed itself from anarchy to a peaceful city where the international community can open their embassies,Seyoum said. "I am urging the international community to send...