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or catachrestical
as in symbolic
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Adjective
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The symbolic weight of the Golden Lion matters, not just to the artists but to the entire field.—
Charlie Fink,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025 -
The ruling landed as a symbolic rebuke of Musk’s sway over Tesla, and a warning about the excesses of Silicon Valley’s cult-of-founder ethos.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
5 Sep. 2025
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If Hind is both herself and emblematic of other six-year-old Palestinian girls in Gaza, then this is not a crazy thought.—
Sophie Monks Kaufman,
IndieWire,
3 Sep. 2025
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And emblematic of that power has always been Ed and Lorraine Warren (Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga, respectively).—
Gregory Nussen,
Deadline,
3 Sep. 2025
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When 1984 was published in 1949, the novel was seen as an allegorical take on the Soviet Union.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
20 Aug. 2025
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The heavily allegorical fantasy is notable for its heavy use of philosophical and Biblical symbolism, and touches on themes common in Oshii’s other works, particularly the relationship between dreams and reality.—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Catachrestic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/catachrestic. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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