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Adjective
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The literal and figurative corners cut bring the Prism’s price down to an almost-acceptable $219.99.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
16 Aug. 2025 -
In the contemporary landscape, Glasgow continues to be a crucible for innovation through alumni such as Jenny Saville, renowned for her large-scale, visceral figurative paintings that challenge conventional representations of the body.—
Lee Sharrock,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Feigenbaum argues the project continues largely for symbolic reasons and because of political pressure.—
Tina Li,
Sacbee.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Their deaths marked not just the end of two singular careers, but the symbolic closing of a cultural chapter — one where larger-than-life personas still had to be built in real time, without hashtags or viral cycles to carry them.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Euphemistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/euphemistic. Accessed 28 Aug. 2025.
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