symbolize
verb (used with object)
have symbolized
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present perfectof symbolize.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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“Though purple may have symbolized a higher order, it reeked of a lower ordure,” Dr. Grovier writes in his book, “The Art of Colour.”
From New York Times ● Mar. 5, 2024
Despite its lack of diversity, Barbie’s various careers as an entrepreneur, doctor, president, astronaut, boxer and more have symbolized girl boss energy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2023
House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer and members of the Congressional Black Caucus made the moral case for removing the statues that have symbolized America's history of slavery and oppression of African Americans.
From Fox News ● Jul. 22, 2020
They were a gift, not a loan, the zoo notes, and “ever since their arrival, the pandas have symbolized cross-cultural collaboration between the United States and China.”
From Washington Post ● Aug. 26, 2019
Rather should the dreams and visions of the pioneers, of those who toiled under the sunshine and in the prairie grass have symbolized our strength.
From In the Heart of a Fool by William Allen White
