nonliteral

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Recent Examples of nonliteral In addition, neurodivergent women, such as those with autism and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, may be excluded from whisper networks because information is often shared using indirect or nonliteral language. Carrie Ann Johnson, Fortune, 4 Jan. 2023 Thirsty, even, in its most nonliteral meaning. Julissa James, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2021 The New York Times is concerned about its subscribers’ intolerance for opposing views, not about nonliteral terminology about opposing pages. Nicholas Clairmont, Washington Examiner, 29 Apr. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonliteral
Adjective
  • Another weather metaphor, this one a veritable non sequitur; what does a summer breeze have to do with spontaneity or repetition?
    Judy Berman, Time, 11 July 2025
  • With global influences from Asia, Europe, and North America all coming together with the freshest Pacific ingredients, this city is a veritable paradise for your taste buds.
    Noel Burgess, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
Adjective
  • There's a gallery wall with pieces that are symbolic of some sort of lyric.
    Bryan West, USA Today, 19 July 2025
  • In December 1950, four Scottish college students snatched the stone from Westminster Abbey as a symbolic show of support for Scottish independence.
    Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 July 2025
Adjective
  • The playwrights intended the drama as an allegorical parable for the age shaped by Wisconsin Senator Joe McCarthy.
    Time, Time, 10 July 2025
  • Agnes, draped in autumnal tweed and khaki, elevates her seminar into a kind of allegorical stage for academia.
    Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 29 June 2025

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“Nonliteral.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonliteral. Accessed 26 Jul. 2025.

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