as in metaphors
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a phrase that uses the words like or as to describe someone or something by comparing it with someone or something else that is similar
"She's as fierce as a tiger" is a simile, but "She's a tiger when she's angry" is a metaphor.
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metaphors
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That’s a heavy load to balance — on top of a slew of symbols and metaphors.—
Frank Rizzo,
Variety,
17 Oct. 2025 -
This is a series that has always operated as absurd speculation, where broad metaphors about life and science get posited amid techno beats and car chases.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Similes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/similes. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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