Thesaurus results for APOLOGUE

apologue

noun

ˈa-pə-ˌlȯg

as in allegory

a story intended to teach a basic truth or moral about life the film is an apologue of sorts, but the message is couched in a zany and action-filled plot

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In the comment section for the film, on YouTube (where it has been watched by more than nine million people), someone noted the obvious allegory: a quesito without cheese; a Puerto Rico without Puerto Ricans.

Graciela Mochkofsky, The New Yorker, 8 Jan. 2025
From the onset of Schauffele’s relationship with golf, motivational allegories and philosophical adages were fed into his psyche.

Gabby Herzig, The Athletic, 2 Jan. 2025

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