as in metaphorical
expressing one thing in terms normally used for another
a tropological construct that no reader of the text should take literally
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Adjective
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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
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The company dates back to the late 1930s and is known for its sweet candles in figural shapes such as Santas, snowmen, and carolers.—
Nicole Letts,
Southern Living,
26 Nov. 2024
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The company dates back to the late 1930s and is known for its sweet candles in figural shapes such as Santas, snowmen, and carolers.—
Nicole Letts,
Southern Living,
26 Nov. 2024
Adjective
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Read more: The Real Danger of the Trump-Putin Summit That is not to say that the summit was chosen solely for symbolic reasons.—
Solcyré Burga,
Time,
14 Aug. 2025
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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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“Tropological.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tropological. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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