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or catachrestical
as in symbolic
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Ari Aster's sophomore directorial effort might seem like another atmospheric cultish folk horror, but the film uses the genre as a symbolic journey for the overcoming of grief and shedding one life for another.—
Steven Thrash,
Entertainment Weekly,
19 Oct. 2025 -
Ancient Origins continues that archaeologists expected to find human remains or grave goods, the absence of which communicated to researchers that the site was a cenotaph, a symbolic grave for someone who was laid to rest elsewhere.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Oct. 2025
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Wednesday’s 1-0 loss to Madrid was, in some respects, emblematic of Juventus this season.—
James Horncastle,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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That concert seemed emblematic of Dohnányi’s career—the mastering of chaos in the service of humanity.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
21 Oct. 2025
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Within the pages of the allegorical book, books bring soulmates together, and this intriguing read asks readers to ponder the nature of influence and accountability.—
Lynnette Nicholas,
Essence,
9 Oct. 2025
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Many of the biblical references including the rider of the pale horse, come from the Book of Revelation, which is ostensibly about the second coming of Christ and judgment day has also been viewed by many as an allegorical commentary on first century Christianity and Rome.—
City News Service,
Oc Register,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Catachrestic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/catachrestic. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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