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or catachrestical
as in symbolic
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Prosecutors had sought the death penalty, a largely symbolic move as the country hasn’t executed anyone in decades.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
19 Feb. 2026 -
The symbolic unity pose was to declare the formal launch of the New Delhi Frontier AI Commitments, a set of voluntary principles adopted by leading AI companies at the summit to advance inclusive, responsible development of frontier AI models.—
Aditya Soni,
USA Today,
19 Feb. 2026
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The most emblematic case connected to him is that of General Alberto Bachelet, father of former Chilean president Michelle Bachelet, who died after being tortured by the dictatorship.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
18 Feb. 2026
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Steele’s particular courtship of Epstein was also emblematic of a specific social culture at the time, inseparable from the broader context of New York science publishing.—
Brendan Ruberry,
semafor.com,
16 Feb. 2026
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The opening scene, which hints at the allegorical nature of the story (written by Çatak, Ayda Meryem Çatak and Enis Köstepen), features respected theater actress Derya (Özgü Namal) on stage before a packed audience.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Feb. 2026
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Maybe this skin-crawler is a creepy, allegorical drama about delusional paranoia.—
Chris Jones,
New York Daily News,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Catachrestic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/catachrestic. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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