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Recent Examples of metaphorically
But its blunt, inelegant dialogue is peppered with characters (metaphorically) vomiting up their darkest secrets.
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Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 10 Apr. 2026
Destiny calls loudly as passionate Mars charges into your 9th House of Distance, urging you to attempt things that are literally or metaphorically far from your comfort zone.
—Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 9 Apr. 2026
The King and Queen were metaphorically putting an arm around them.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 25 Mar. 2026
Try styling with white socks and slim shoes—or even go with heels for a look that’s elevated both literally and metaphorically.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 24 Mar. 2026
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Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 10 Apr. 2026
Destiny calls loudly as passionate Mars charges into your 9th House of Distance, urging you to attempt things that are literally or metaphorically far from your comfort zone.
—Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 9 Apr. 2026
The King and Queen were metaphorically putting an arm around them.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 25 Mar. 2026
Try styling with white socks and slim shoes—or even go with heels for a look that’s elevated both literally and metaphorically.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 24 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for metaphorically
Recent Examples of Synonyms for metaphorically
Adverb
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One young man, his shirt off and loosely draped around his neck along with a Santa Muerte necklace, sports tattoos of a Kalashnikov rifle and a flaming skull, regarding the camera with bedroom eyes.—
Chris Wiley,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2026
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Store, loosely covered, at room temperature.—
Shilpa Uskokovic,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
28 Apr. 2026
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During the pavilion’s preview, a brief but loud protest led by Russian dissident disruptors Pussy Riot and the Ukrainian feminist group FEMEN might have been the most exciting thing to happen at the underwhelming and carelessly presented group show of live performance and video art.—
Fiona Sinclair Scott,
CNN Money,
9 May 2026
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They were exposed down the left with Cody Gakpo, Mac Allister and Andy Robertson constantly being caught out of position when Liverpool turned the ball over carelessly.—
Carl Anka,
New York Times,
3 May 2026
Adverb
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In 2024, Abbott recalled several lots of Libre 3 sensors due to inaccurately high readings.—
Elizabeth Chuck,
NBC news,
11 Mar. 2026
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Trump was inaccurately describing federal data.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
25 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Dong wrote articles arguing for constitutional democracy, political reform and transparency in politics — views allowed to circulate freely in the past that are now taboo in China.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
8 May 2026
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The closure of the Strait of Hormuz since late February has blocked a large portion of the global oil supply from flowing freely, and uncertainty surrounding the conflict has kept oil prices volatile.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2026
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“Metaphorically.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/metaphorically. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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