as in analogy
an elaborate or fanciful way of expressing something "it's raining cats and dogs" is just a colorful metaphor and not a meteorological announcement

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Recent Examples on the Web These kinds of visual metaphors—representations such as an hourglass of mpox and data as a curtain that can obscure reality—come to her naturally. Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 15 Oct. 2024 The horses serve as metaphors for characters in their own lives. Kelly Bowman, CNN, 10 Oct. 2024 After the bags of substrate are sterilized, Jeff and Adam add in the mushroom spawn, kind of like a seedling to go back to that apple tree metaphor. Bon Appétit, 9 Oct. 2024 Within these lyrics, Swift offers subtle imagery and metaphors that Hoosiers know all too well. Ryan Murphy, The Indianapolis Star, 8 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for metaphor 

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“Metaphor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/metaphor. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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