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or catachrestical
as in symbolic
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The joint march across the Tower Bridge in front of the state Capitol marked a symbolic moment of a unified effort to urge education reform not just in the capital city, but throughout the state.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
12 Mar. 2026 -
At the center of VNCCII’s mythology is the Tuning Fork, a symbolic tool that represents alignment with Source.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
12 Mar. 2026
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The achievement, so closely punctuated by a great loss, would be emblematic of Garland’s life—one full of the high highs and low lows that came with studio stardom.—
Katie Schultz,
Architectural Digest,
11 Mar. 2026
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The hellish scenes in Tehran were emblematic of the direct link between this war, energy infrastructure and global markets.—
Alexander Smith,
NBC news,
9 Mar. 2026
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These trump cards depicted allegorical figures such as Justice, Temperance, Death, and The World, reflecting Renaissance ideals of virtue, morality, and cosmic order.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 Feb. 2026
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While design-minded sleuths can pick out these details and assign allegorical meaning to them, there are other subtle hints throughout the show as well.—
Alison McDermott,
Architectural Digest,
19 Feb. 2026
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“Catachrestic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/catachrestic. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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