verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ VERB
come
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The station, through its deejays, came to symbolize and help stimulate the segregated economy of Memphis.
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They came to symbolize the excesses of the period: the hype and inflated prices new artwork was able to command.
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It has come to symbolize the difficulties in launching advanced communications services.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Cowardice is symbolized in the painting by the white feathers on the soldier's coat.
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In Europe, the colour white symbolizes purity but in Asia it is often the symbol of deep mourning.
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The lion symbolizes strength, the lamb symbolizes gentleness.
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To people in the community, Hernandez's death symbolizes years of mistreatment by police.
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Wedding rings symbolize a couple's commitment to each other.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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And when the symbol ceases to look or sound like what it symbolizes, it becomes a sign.
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It might even symbolize the return of the soul to its spirit after death.
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Outfitted in his regal trappings, he would symbolize imperial authority.
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The latter is further symbolized in the awakening lion and the eagle that holds the emblem of the city in its feet.
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The musical instruments symbolize an underlying harmony behind nature's powers, to which the successful alchemist must himself be attuned.
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The rouged cheeks, ever so carefully shaded peach, seemed to symbolize death.
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They symbolized all the money that was around, the flamboyance expected of the richest nation on earth.
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Yet Hebron today symbolizes our exile from Eden.