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also Aesopic
as in symbolical
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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 -
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
Adjective
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The playwrights intended the drama as an allegorical parable for the age shaped by Wisconsin Senator Joe McCarthy.—
Time,
Time,
10 July 2025
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Agnes, draped in autumnal tweed and khaki, elevates her seminar into a kind of allegorical stage for academia.—
Katy Waldman,
New Yorker,
29 June 2025
Adjective
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Logan Gregorio and Bryce Welch attend different colleges and play different sports, but their journeys are emblematic of how much has changed in recruiting.—
Matt Le Cren,
Chicago Tribune,
18 July 2025
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The arrival of the new Adidas store is emblematic of the potential foreign firms see in affluent Nigerians.—
Alexander Onukwue,
semafor.com,
18 July 2025
Adjective
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The Imperial Irrigation District, which provides water to farmers in the southeastern corner of California, drew a figurative line in the sand earlier this month, calling for a halt to the conversion of agricultural fields into solar panel farms.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
17 July 2025
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Our 2008 rudimentary data analytics revealed these anomalies, a figurative abacus compared to the sophisticated analytics technology OIGs and federal staff have nowadays.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 July 2025
Adjective
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Parts of southeast Texas could see storms this week due to a tropical disturbance that recently moved through the Gulf.—
Marley Malenfant,
Austin American Statesman,
22 July 2025
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The colorful music video, set in the vibrant streets of Cartagena, Colombia, stars model Ariadna Gutiérrez and truly captures the song’s tropical joy and essence.—
Griselda Flores,
Billboard,
18 July 2025
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“Aesopian.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Aesopian. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.
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