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or catachrestical
as in symbolic
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Adjective
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The vote June 3, which was mostly symbolic, marked a new period of congressional unease with the conflict in the Middle East amid an impasse in peace negotiations.—
Carlie Procell,
USA Today,
4 June 2026 -
The Princess of Wales accessorized with symbolic jewelry, including a lapis lazuli necklace that has a meaningful connection to Manchester.—
Rachel Burchfield,
InStyle,
4 June 2026
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The Descendants of Monticello is emblematic of this Semiquincentennial—a nation commemorating an unfinished project of democracy.—
Time,
Time,
2 June 2026
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Experts in mental health told ProPublica that the incident is emblematic of practices flagged by the Justice Department more than three years ago.—
Topher Sanders,
ProPublica,
2 June 2026
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Cardinale was particularly fond of the shape, which the brand used as an allegorical representation of its birth city’s many cupolas.—
Lily Templeton,
Footwear News,
22 May 2026
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Naturalists and later scientists also protested such allegorical uses of primates.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
18 May 2026
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“Catachrestic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/catachrestic. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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