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or catachrestical
as in symbolic
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The Cockroach Janta Party has also encouraged demonstrators to bring different symbolic props to the site each day.
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The vote was largely symbolic but appeared to mollify the president, who earlier in the day canceled a ceremonial signing of a bipartisan housing bill to exert pressure on the Senate to pass an unrelated election law bill.
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The incident, and AMD’s refusal to discuss it, is emblematic of the public relations landscape that has emerged over the past two decades.
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Madden says these documents are emblematic of the compromises that formed the American Revolution.
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Parts of the book made sense on an allegorical level, but not on a literal level.
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Cornices, marble, allegorical touches, and the building’s old grandeur all help create a dramatic atmosphere.
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“Catachrestic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/catachrestic. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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