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Recent Examples of figural The Temple also had early medieval ancestors called figural or figured poems. V.m. Braganza, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Aug. 2023 Along with Claes Oldenburg and Ed Kienholz, Segal (1924-2000) was one of the principal figures to revitalize figural realism in the second half of the 20th century. John Wilmerding, WSJ, 3 Feb. 2023 There's something majestic about abstract or figural stained glass, which lets light in and offers privacy as well as colorful expression. Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful, 10 Jan. 2023 The back rest is decorated with a lion flanked by figural finials and the curved frame possesses oak leaves. Rodney Ho, ajc, 18 Jan. 2023 See All Example Sentences for figural
Recent Examples of Synonyms for figural
Adjective
  • The house is aiming to showcase figurative contradictions within its latest arrivals: two blousons in different sizes used multiple times throughout the collection as a means of showcasing its versatility.
    Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 11 Aug. 2025
  • There’s a literal meaning, and then there’s a figurative meaning.
    Emily Longeretta, Variety, 7 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Feigenbaum argues the project continues largely for symbolic reasons and because of political pressure.
    Tina Li, Sacbee.com, 14 Aug. 2025
  • 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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“Figural.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/figural. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.

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