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also Aesopic
as in symbolical
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Adjective
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France is also a semi-presidential republic without a symbolic monarchy, meaning that Birgitte's first lady role doesn't come with a tiara or crown jewels.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
1 Apr. 2025 -
Regardless of what happens with Wisconsin’s congressional map, Tuesday’s outcome could carry symbolic weight ahead of next year's midterm elections.—
Savannah Kuchar,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2025
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Among the most devastating losses were a series of allegorical murals by the Romantic painter Eugène Delacroix.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
3 Apr. 2025
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Margaret Atwood’s dystopian allegorical novel didn’t over-explain the U.S.’ descent into fascist theocracy and thus left itself open to interpretation — so open that even American conservatives were able to claim it as a warning about Muslim fundamentalism.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Apr. 2025
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Lane’s response was emblematic of an athlete juggling far more than his NFL aspirations.—
Jeff Zrebiec,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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Surgical masks, which were so important during and after the pandemic, are emblematic of the fragile international supply chain of medical devices that our hospitals depend upon.—
Robert Glatter and Peter Papadakos,
Time,
8 Apr. 2025
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The pub front screams it from the figurative top of Brandon Hill, a high point in County Kilkenny, the place from which Hoyne hails and where his family has been in the pub business for several generations.—
Amy Drew Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 Apr. 2025
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Is a choice made with a figurative but potentially literal gun to one’s head even a real choice?—
Judy Berman,
Time,
31 Mar. 2025
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Even Seattleites, New Englanders, and tropical South Floridians recommend it.—
Olivia Young,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Apr. 2025
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Almost Paradise starred Christian Kane — who also co-starred on Leverage — as Alex Walker, a former U.S. DEA agent who, after his partner’s betrayal and a life-threatening battle with hypertension, is forced into early retirement and relocates to a small tropical island in the Philippines.—
Dave Nemetz,
TVLine,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Aesopian.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Aesopian. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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