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as in symbolical
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as in mythological
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Recent Examples of allegorical
Maybe that’s more blessing than curse in our age of baldly allegorical horror movies.
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A.a. Dowd, Rolling Stone, 17 Apr. 2025
Coogler presents a provocatively Africanist view of Black American experience, and does so with exuberant inventiveness; the uncompromising political essence of his allegorical vision is expressed with aesthetic delight.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2025
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
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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A.a. Dowd, Rolling Stone, 17 Apr. 2025
Coogler presents a provocatively Africanist view of Black American experience, and does so with exuberant inventiveness; the uncompromising political essence of his allegorical vision is expressed with aesthetic delight.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2025
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
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for allegorical
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According to the brand, each was hand painted by artists from Oaxaca using the same technique that is employed for alebrijes, which are small, colorful, wooden sculptures depicting mythological creatures that are popular in that state.—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
13 June 2025
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Brazilian composer Marcos Balter conjured up the mythological Pan in a sometimes outrageous nine-part theatrical extravaganza for Chase.—
Mark Swed,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2025
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When Representation Requires Erasure Being first often means carrying the weight of symbolic representation.—
Tony Bradley,
Forbes.com,
15 June 2025
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The flag raising at the ambassador’s residence could have been more than just a symbolic move, Krummrich noted.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
15 June 2025
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But what were his motivations for the sculptural cut that reduced the body by a third, literally disabling all of the fetish’s functions except for those of its primary feature, the design, thereby intensifying it, endowing it even with an imaginary, almost futuristic acceleration?—
Benjamin H. D. Buchloh,
Artforum,
1 June 2025
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Dairy farmers should not be the villains in an imaginary climate change narrative - they should be respected as part of the backbone of our state's rural economy and heritage.—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 May 2025
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Kitchen veteran Liliane is often the tart-yet-affectionate voice of reason when Antonin gets a little too fanciful for his culinary britches.—
Sophie Brookover,
Vulture,
11 June 2025
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Leading up to the 2026 election, the Massachusetts Democratic Party must have a rigorous debate on the direction of our party, our Commonwealth and our country, rather than a fanciful debate on issues better suited for an academic environment.—
Scott W. Lang,
Boston Herald,
10 June 2025
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Left field has been a figurative black hole for the Braves, with four players combining to produce a .213 average with just two home runs, a .281 slugging percentage that ranks 29th in the majors at the position and a .547 OPS that’s 28th.—
David O'Brien,
New York Times,
14 June 2025
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Among the players connected to the disappearance are a wide and varied cast of Austin characters: an up-and-coming boxer who crossed the border from Mexico under strange circumstances, a rookie cop determined to crack the case, a grifter clown (figurative and literal).—
Lucas Schaefer
June 13,
Literary Hub,
13 June 2025
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The selection was emblematic of the six-song set, where a loose, reflective Vedder leaned heavily on covers.—
Eric Renner Brown,
Billboard,
13 June 2025
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The DuSable schools are emblematic of an unyielding predicament facing the district.—
Jennifer Smith Richards,
ProPublica,
13 June 2025
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“Allegorical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/allegorical. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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