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- verb Present participle of
symbolize .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the act of representing something with a symbol
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Examples
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"Breaking Dawn", its title symbolizing hope and the book itself representing the strength of man's desire to believe in some mythology that * any* book which is self-serious enough and about non-existent beings would do.
FlickFilosopher.com 2010
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"Breaking Dawn", its title symbolizing hope and the book itself representing the strength of man's desire to believe in some mythology that * any* book which is self-serious enough and about non-existent beings would do.
FlickFilosopher.com 2010
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Reorganization sometimes appears to be a code word symbolizing a general frustration with bureaucracy and governmental intrusion in private lives Seidman, 1980: 125.
Rediscovering Institutions JAMES G. MARCH 1989
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Reorganization sometimes appears to be a code word symbolizing a general frustration with bureaucracy and governmental intrusion in private lives Seidman, 1980: 125.
Rediscovering Institutions JAMES G. MARCH 1989
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Reorganization sometimes appears to be a code word symbolizing a general frustration with bureaucracy and governmental intrusion in private lives Seidman, 1980: 125.
Rediscovering Institutions JAMES G. MARCH 1989
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About a hundred words are derived from the language of Panurge, a name symbolizing the people, for it is derived from two Greek words signifying All-working.
Scenes from a Courtesan's Life Honor�� de Balzac 1824
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a name symbolizing the people, for it is derived from two Greek words signifying All-working.
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The statue is of the Crusader King Louis IX of France, clad in 13th Century armor and depicted going into battle with an inverted sword symbolizing a cross.
St Louis Statue, The Apotheosis of St. Louis de Brantigny........................ 2008
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The statue is of the Crusader King Louis IX of France, clad in 13th Century armor and depicted going into battle with an inverted sword symbolizing a cross.
Archive 2008-10-26 de Brantigny........................ 2008
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The adjudged prisoner is literally shamed and buried in a grave with no name symbolizing the complete annihilation and destruction of the individual.
From Whitman to Wilde: A Cultural Perspective on Individualism at the Fin de Si�cle 2007
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