as in parable
a story intended to teach a basic truth or moral about life
Dr. Seuss's story "The Sneetches" is a telling allegory about tolerance for people's differences
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Recent Examples of allegory
Students will learn to interpret science fiction films constructively, as allegories about their place in a rapidly changing world.
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Harry F. Dahms, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2024
The allegory envisions humanity living in chains, watching shadows move on the walls and mistaking them for reality.
—Tiziana Cardini, Vogue, 2 Sep. 2024
Zootopia This animal allegory about a girl cop, released in March 2016, told a story of prejudice and #coexistence in a fantasy metropolis where anthropomorphic mammals have evolved past the need to eat one another and instead live and work together in neighborhoods built around their differences.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 20 Aug. 2024
The sketch also stands as an allegory for missing out on life’s moments while endlessly scrolling on social media, as the phone user is revealed to be the husband of the trad wife from TikTok.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 22 Oct. 2024
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Harry F. Dahms, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2024
The allegory envisions humanity living in chains, watching shadows move on the walls and mistaking them for reality.
—Tiziana Cardini, Vogue, 2 Sep. 2024
Zootopia This animal allegory about a girl cop, released in March 2016, told a story of prejudice and #coexistence in a fantasy metropolis where anthropomorphic mammals have evolved past the need to eat one another and instead live and work together in neighborhoods built around their differences.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 20 Aug. 2024
The sketch also stands as an allegory for missing out on life’s moments while endlessly scrolling on social media, as the phone user is revealed to be the husband of the trad wife from TikTok.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 22 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for allegory
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The riffs and ribbing were still there, as were the parables about fame and celebrity as corruptive, murder-inspiring forces.Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2024
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This approach, which was known as neoclassical economics, struck Harris as an unrealistic parable that didn’t reflect the real world.John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2024
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In addition to Catherine Avery’s cancer and Jo Wilson’s PTSD, the series also makes the case that the messy exit of original cast member Justin Chambers got a dose of Finch’s fables as well.Hunter Ingram, Variety, 15 Oct. 2024
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Investigating these unverifiable fables about aliens should be scrapped as a fool’s errand for AARO, which earlier this year released a historical review demolishing this long-running conspiracy theory.Luis Cayetano Simmari, Scientific American, 26 Sep. 2024
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Co-created by Oscar nominee Taylor Sheridan and Christian Wallace, Landman is set in the proverbial boomtowns of West Texas and is a modern-day tale of fortune-seeking in the world of oil rigs.Anne Victoria Clark, Vulture, 12 Nov. 2024
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The choice is clear: adapt holistically or risk becoming another cautionary tale.Chris Morris, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Allegory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/allegory. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
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