symbolize
verb (used with object)
is symbolizing
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present progressiveof symbolize (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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What it will not be as useful for is symbolizing the thing it was designed to represent and normalize: periods.
From Slate ● Feb. 7, 2019
Music remains a potent symbolic force, but these days, and particularly for this pope, it is symbolizing multiculturalism and inclusiveness rather than the purity of established tradition.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 22, 2015
Urgently, he adds: “Poe is symbolizing the finality of death!”
From Slate ● Jan. 22, 2013
Water is the cause of life, and when Christ speaks of water, He is symbolizing that which is the cause of Everlasting Life.
From Paris Talks by `Abdu'l-Bahá
