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 of metaphor
But the extra minutes go more toward stuffing the plot with unnecessary detours (like a metaphor-laden hunting trip) or extending necessary ones (like a library research trip) to two or three times their intuitive length.
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Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 26 Mar. 2026
Lectio divina then guides the reader into further layers of symbolism, metaphor, and personal reflections.
—Séamas O'Reilly, Vulture, 26 Mar. 2026
Watching the Giants wander through smog for nine innings did feel like a good metaphor, though.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2026
Presumably this is because, in its implementations by other architects, formal novelty arrived wrapped in easy metaphor.
—Julian Rose, Artforum, 26 Mar. 2026
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Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 26 Mar. 2026
Lectio divina then guides the reader into further layers of symbolism, metaphor, and personal reflections.
—Séamas O'Reilly, Vulture, 26 Mar. 2026
Watching the Giants wander through smog for nine innings did feel like a good metaphor, though.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2026
Presumably this is because, in its implementations by other architects, formal novelty arrived wrapped in easy metaphor.
—Julian Rose, Artforum, 26 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for metaphor
analogy
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There are analogies to the suspense that a pregnant woman must feel.—
Caleb Crain,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
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Or pretty much any analogy for scoring in a major contest usually reserved for broadcast television.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Mar. 2026
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“Metaphor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/metaphor. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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