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or catachrestical
as in symbolic
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Adjective
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The image of the photo in the White House hallway quickly circulated, drawing attention for its symbolic placement.—
Jamel Valencia,
Baltimore Sun,
14 Feb. 2025 -
Alexis Ohanian, the Reddit founder and tech entrepreneur who has been married to Williams since 2017, took to X (formerly known as Twitter) to educate the TV personality about the importance of his wife's symbolic actions.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
13 Feb. 2025
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The plays were emblematic of how the Lakers performed in Doncic’s debut, dominating the Jazz, 132-113, for their sixth consecutive victory, tied for their longest win streak of the season.—
Khobi Price,
Orange County Register,
13 Feb. 2025
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Video In many ways, the issues at Reagan National’s control tower are emblematic of the fraying safety net that protects air travel throughout the United States.—
Emily Steel,
New York Times,
13 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The allegorical imagery partly found its allure from costume designer Lisy Christl.—
Daron James,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Feb. 2025
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McCrae, too, approaches Dante’s allegorical vision with an urgency derived from a struggle that collapses the personal and the social, until the metaphysical realm seems the only possible stage.—
Elisa Gonzalez,
The New Yorker,
3 Feb. 2025
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“Catachrestic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/catachrestic. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025.
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