as in figurative
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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David Hockney’s first solo show, which opened in London in 1963, was Pictures With People In, a defiantly figurative title for the poster boy of a new and challenging school of painting, Pop Art.—
Robin Muir,
Vogue,
12 June 2026 -
The cause of her collapse sounds silly, but that’s also key to its figurative significance.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
12 June 2026
Adjective
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Presented with an opportunity to finally confess his feelings to Nikki, our man screws the metaphorical pooch.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
14 June 2026
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Being on house arrest in the most recent installment, the murderous mom of two takes a break from putting on this metaphorical mask, allowing her vulnerability to show.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
11 June 2026
Adjective
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The number distilled the North Beach revue (which closed New Year’s Eve 2019) famous for its oversized figural hats, musical parodies and fairy-tale characters into 11.5 minutes.—
Culture Critic,
San Francisco Chronicle,
13 Mar. 2026
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The holders come in a set of two, adorned with figural bunnies.—
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
11 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Excavations uncovered pits with pottery, bones, and a symbolic flint knife, suggesting large ceremonial gatherings.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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The attack’s value is both symbolic and economic, bringing the reality of war home to ordinary Russians through widespread disruption and heaping pressure on the production capacity that powers Moscow’s war efforts.—
Brendan Ruberry,
semafor.com,
18 June 2026
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“Tropological.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tropological. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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