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metaphor

[met-uh-fawr, -fer] / ˈmɛt əˌfɔr, -fər /
NOUN
figure of speech, implied comparison
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WEAK
plain speech


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The unpleasant market metaphor refers to the idea that even a lifeless feline when dropped from a height may initially ricochet off the ground.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

There’s one other big clue that this is all just a huge metaphor for the internet, and that has to do with the company in the film, Async.

From Salon • Jun. 8, 2026

Four hundred years after “Don Quixote,” the lynx had become a less relatable metaphor.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

And it became kind of a metaphor for the whole show.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

Or maybe it’s just some metaphor I’m not totally getting.

From "We Were Here" by Matt De La Peña




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