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also Aesopic
as in symbolical
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Adjective
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By then, John had died, and a new Pope, Paul VI—the former Archbishop of Milan, Giovanni Battista Montini—had gone to Jerusalem, seeking symbolic expression of the new Catholic-Jewish amity.—
Paul Elie,
The New Yorker,
26 Feb. 2025 -
Changing the terminology the committee uses is a symbolic move that reflects the support among many Republicans in Congress for recognizing Israeli sovereignty there.—
Barak Ravid,
Axios,
26 Feb. 2025
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The other medieval link comes from the ‘allegorical’ aspect of the jewelry, as the illustrations in the pieces tell a story across the entire collection.—
Kyle Roderick,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
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Like its poetic English-language title, the allegorical tale can be a little confusing to interpret at times, but looks striking in its line-free illustrative style.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
2 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Chu’s film feels driven, too, by a specific youthful unrest emblematic of a wider generational crisis in modern Taiwan: Politics may not surface directly in this banquet of ear- and eye-candy, but the filmmaker’s heady, dreamy vision isn’t wholly estranged from the here and now.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
26 Feb. 2025
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But behind the arthritic movements was the same fierceness emblematic of Paquita.—
Alex Zaragoza,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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These new figurative works were just as blindingly direct as before.—
Alex Greenberger,
ARTnews.com,
25 Feb. 2025
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Onward: News to Know Embiid’s uncertain future Pain has overshadowed Joel Embiid’s 2024-25 season, both in the literal and figurative sense.—
Chris Branch,
The Athletic,
24 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The frangipani is a flower native to Brazil, Central America, and the Caribbean, so allow this fragrance’s tropical roots to lift you out of whatever remains of your winter blues and carry you into springtime.—
Marci Robin,
Allure,
27 Feb. 2025
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Summer-blooming bulbs and tropical bloomers thrive with the warmer soil and frequent rains spring brings.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
27 Feb. 2025
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“Aesopian.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Aesopian. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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