as in allegory
a story intended to teach a basic truth or moral about life
the parable in which the repentant sinner is compared to the returning prodigal son who is welcomed home
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Recent Examples of parable
The song feels like the confessional early raps of West, who’d deliver street parables on everything from love, shopping, and religion.
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Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 30 Oct. 2024
These are parables with one goal: to get us to the epiphanic moment in which their heroines become aware of patriarchy, in painful and reality-disrupting fashion.
—Sanjena Sathian, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2024
From paintings on ancient cave walls to parables, fables, and memes, animals have served as important storytelling tools.
—Randy Boyagoda, The Atlantic, 17 Oct. 2024
Some of the stories are straightforward parables about the perils of overconfidence or a desire for clarity.
—Robert Rubsam, Washington Post, 24 June 2024
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Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 30 Oct. 2024
These are parables with one goal: to get us to the epiphanic moment in which their heroines become aware of patriarchy, in painful and reality-disrupting fashion.
—Sanjena Sathian, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2024
From paintings on ancient cave walls to parables, fables, and memes, animals have served as important storytelling tools.
—Randy Boyagoda, The Atlantic, 17 Oct. 2024
Some of the stories are straightforward parables about the perils of overconfidence or a desire for clarity.
—Robert Rubsam, Washington Post, 24 June 2024
See all Example Sentences for parable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for parable
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Some posted examples of popular fictional books with clear political allegories or messaging like The Lord of the Rings or The Hunger Games.CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 18 Dec. 2024
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Original ballet depicting an allegory of the gospel through dance.Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 1 Dec. 2024
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Characters in most fables do not have legs, let alone race.Jesse Green, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2024
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Such shots reproduce García Márquez’s knack for wedding the ordinary to the extraordinary, and turning prosaic developments into enduring fables.Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2024
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The Green Wave's season has been a tale of streaks.Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
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If only the state of the modern workplace were a Seussian tale.Ann Kowal Smith, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Parable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parable. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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