metaphorical
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But with oil returning to the $100 precipice, private credit markets beset by liquidity concerns, and bond investors back on inflation watch, it may not be long before the metaphorical dams start leaking.
From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026
He later apologized on X, claiming he had "badly used the expression... in a metaphorical way to mean 'fooling around'".
From BBC • Feb. 18, 2026
It’s “a metaphorical escape from the Great Depression to an Edenic place where the rules of supply and demand do not apply.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 1, 2026
Sophie, especially in that night, the mask makes her brave and courageous; when she takes off the physical mask, that’s when the metaphorical mask actually comes into play.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 29, 2026
“You choose your behaviors based on their metaphorical resonances ...” I said.
From "The Fault in Our Stars" by John Green
Vocabulary lists containing metaphorical
Reading: Literature - High School
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