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or catachrestical
as in symbolic
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Adjective
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After all, exits and grand finales are part and parcel with any theater and therefore any showgirl's life, and could be purely symbolic in nature.—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Sep. 2025 -
No visual or symbolic vocabulary ever develops.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
26 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Inside perhaps the trickiest ballpark in the big leagues, with shadows creeping toward home plate and the stakes at a season high, Jackson Merrill laid down a bunt that was emblematic of the offensive philosophy the San Diego Padres had cultivated.—
Dennis Lin,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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Chile’s Antumapu Folkloric Ballet will come to Miami for the first time in its more than 50-year history, presenting a program of emblematic folk dances at the Miami Beach Bandshell.—
Orlando Taquechel,
Miami Herald,
30 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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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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The legendary director has set his next film as What Happens At Night, an adaptation of the mysterious allegorical novel by Peter Cameron, Entertainment Weekly has confirmed.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Catachrestic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/catachrestic. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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