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or catachrestical
as in symbolic
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Adjective
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Stripped to their symbolic essence, the erotics of Frankenstein are about the body as meat, electrified by carnal pleasure and unencumbered by the soul.—
Katie Rife,
Vulture,
9 Nov. 2025 -
Russian forces appear to be on the brink of finally seizing the eastern Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk, a symbolic victory that President Vladimir Putin has been pursuing for 21 months at an increasingly heavy cost.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
8 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Moura’s miss was emblematic of a broader pattern with the total shutout of non-English-language films across all categories.—
Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
7 Jan. 2026
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Their journeys are emblematic of the way the sport has changed.—
David Ubben,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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With its metaphorical feet held over the allegorical fire by NASA, SpaceX has released a new, simplified plan to build a lander to put US astronauts back on the Moon now that the competition for the spacecraft has been reopened due to delays.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
7 Nov. 2025
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Farrell’s turn feels less like a full-blooded human and more like just one part of a complex equation — which is in keeping with the highly structured and allegorical nature of Allen’s film.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Catachrestic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/catachrestic. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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