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Recent Examples of allegorical
There’s enough perverse, sometimes grimly funny particularity to their characterizations to complicate the allegorical leanings of the film’s script, written by the director with an anonymous collaborator, which etches micro-portraits of gaping human sadness in a larger panorama of mass tragedy.
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Guy Lodge, Variety, 12 Dec. 2024
Even Elio Vittorini’s Conversation in Sicily (1941), the most celebrated anti-Fascist Italian novel of the war years, operates in a murky, allegorical register; it couldn’t have been published otherwise.
—Christopher Tayler, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
Its blunt, allegorical references to fascism figure to play well postelection, but kids will like it too!
—Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024
Told in allegorical language, Jesus is locked in a cosmic battle with the forces of evil.
—Russell Contreras, Axios, 12 Dec. 2024
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Guy Lodge, Variety, 12 Dec. 2024
Even Elio Vittorini’s Conversation in Sicily (1941), the most celebrated anti-Fascist Italian novel of the war years, operates in a murky, allegorical register; it couldn’t have been published otherwise.
—Christopher Tayler, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
Its blunt, allegorical references to fascism figure to play well postelection, but kids will like it too!
—Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024
Told in allegorical language, Jesus is locked in a cosmic battle with the forces of evil.
—Russell Contreras, Axios, 12 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for allegorical
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Even the camera surrenders itself to all the loveliness, but is most intensely in love with the wealthy, brainy but none too deep character of Parthenope (named after a mythological character), and, by extension, actress Celeste Dalla Porta.—
Randy Myers,
The Mercury News,
13 Feb. 2025
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Ambitious artistic director, James Figueras (Duris), is reviving Orpheus, the mythic opera by Ernest Dupré, inspired by the Greek mythological figure of Orpheus and his journey into the underworld in search of his dead wife Euridice.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
7 Feb. 2025
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The image of the photo in the White House hallway quickly circulated, drawing attention for its symbolic placement.—
Jamel Valencia,
Baltimore Sun,
14 Feb. 2025
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Alexis Ohanian, the Reddit founder and tech entrepreneur who has been married to Williams since 2017, took to X (formerly known as Twitter) to educate the TV personality about the importance of his wife's symbolic actions.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
13 Feb. 2025
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That’s when Cora fired up some kind of imaginary jukebox inside his head and proceeded to dance the day away.—
Steve Buckley,
The Athletic,
16 Feb. 2025
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Gradually, an imaginary narrative for the property took shape.—
Blaine Davis,
New York Times,
11 Feb. 2025
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But policymakers should never again ignore the basics in pursuit of fanciful heterodox solutions.—
Jason Furman,
Foreign Affairs,
10 Feb. 2025
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President Trump’s fanciful plan for Gaza will not happen; still his wacky vision actually undermines legitimate efforts to improve relations in the Mideast, with Israel’s Arab partners like Egypt, Jordan and Saudi Arabia looking for the exits.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
6 Feb. 2025
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The title is both a literal and figurative exploration, with four dancers spending most of their time confined to a square, white section of floor acting as the quartet’s sandbox.—
Lauren Warnecke,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Feb. 2025
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Our top picks include figurative candles shaped like cake, summer scents to whisk you away from winter, and unique bubble glass holders.—
Kaitlin Gates,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 Jan. 2025
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Video In many ways, the issues at Reagan National’s control tower are emblematic of the fraying safety net that protects air travel throughout the United States.—
Emily Steel,
New York Times,
13 Feb. 2025
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The plays were emblematic of how the Lakers performed in Doncic’s debut, dominating the Jazz, 132-113, for their sixth consecutive victory, tied for their longest win streak of the season.—
Khobi Price,
Orange County Register,
13 Feb. 2025
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“Allegorical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/allegorical. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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