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Adjective
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The meaning shifted from literal taming to figurative intimidation over time.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
2 Aug. 2025 -
What is the price of assimilation, both in terms of the literal suffering of people and the figurative suffering of the soul of Jewish people at large?—
Jesse David Fox,
Vulture,
30 July 2025
Adjective
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There's a gallery wall with pieces that are symbolic of some sort of lyric.—
Bryan West,
USA Today,
19 July 2025
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In December 1950, four Scottish college students snatched the stone from Westminster Abbey as a symbolic show of support for Scottish independence.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
17 July 2025
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“Euphemistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/euphemistic. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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