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
Gender dynamics depicted through the prism of allegory and magic realism.
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John Hopewell, Variety, 12 June 2025
That this allegory about the children is very comparable with our war.
—Abc News, ABC News, 9 June 2025
The collection of films—from unsettling horror and feminist thrillers to cosmic punk epics and political allegories— celebrates the ways Asian cinema defies convention.
—Joan MacDonald, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
What begins as a character study morphs into an allegory of human greed and climate change.
—Boutayna Chokrane, Wired News, 22 Apr. 2025
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John Hopewell, Variety, 12 June 2025
That this allegory about the children is very comparable with our war.
—Abc News, ABC News, 9 June 2025
The collection of films—from unsettling horror and feminist thrillers to cosmic punk epics and political allegories— celebrates the ways Asian cinema defies convention.
—Joan MacDonald, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
What begins as a character study morphs into an allegory of human greed and climate change.
—Boutayna Chokrane, Wired News, 22 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for allegory
Recent Examples of Synonyms for allegory
Noun
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It’s been codified as myths, proverbs, clichés, epigrams, parables; the skeleton of every great story.—
Jann E. Freed,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
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Some such principles can even be drawn from Christ’s own parables.—
Alejandro Antonio Chafuen,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025
Noun
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Like all great fables, Brown’s story is deceptively simple.—
Marc Weingarten,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2025
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Image Her necklaces, bracelets, rings and earrings feature realistically wrought fauna — the fables’ foxes, monkeys, crows, cats and so on.—
Chantel Tattoli,
New York Times,
26 Feb. 2025
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Both Van Poppel and Taylor, who injured his shoulder in a bar fight in 1993 and never reached the major leagues, are cautionary tales on the dangers of taking a high school pitcher in the first round.—
Melissa Lockard,
New York Times,
7 July 2025
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Sula by Toni Morrison Toni Morrison’s suite of stunning historical novels includes Beloved, A Mercy, and this 1973 tale of a friendship between Sula Peace and Nel Wright.—
Mia Barzilay Freund,
Vogue,
7 July 2025
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“Allegory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/allegory. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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