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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.
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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
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
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The veritable graffiti was on the wall, but rap was still alive.—
Rodney Carmichael,
NPR,
1 Oct. 2025
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Cheap, kind of, and janky, sure, but these undeniably addictive shorts — bite-sized episodes that are meant for mobile, vertical viewing — have become a veritable lifeline for actors, writers, producers and directors who are desperate to break into an ever-exclusive industry.—
Lynette Rice,
Deadline,
25 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Contemporary fiction as it is practiced today in many mainstream forms is honed to that rapid symbolic interpretation.—
Lauren Michele Jackson,
New Yorker,
5 Oct. 2025
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Even they’re relegated to little more than supporting players and symbolic representations of troubled youth straight out of a BBC kitchen-sink passion play.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Many of the biblical references including the rider of the pale horse, come from the Book of Revelation, which is ostensibly about the second coming of Christ and judgment day has also been viewed by many as an allegorical commentary on first century Christianity and Rome.—
City News Service,
Oc Register,
26 Sep. 2025
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The legendary director has set his next film as What Happens At Night, an adaptation of the mysterious allegorical novel by Peter Cameron, Entertainment Weekly has confirmed.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Nonliteral.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonliteral. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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