metaphor
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Instead, it’s inspired by the famous fig tree metaphor from Sylvia Plath’s “The Bell Jar,” where each plump and juicy fig, dangling deliciously on the branches, represents a different life path for the protagonist.
From Salon • Jun. 5, 2026
Mundillo, the Puerto Rican craft of weaving intricately patterned lace, becomes for her a metaphor for networks of interconnectivity, be it, she writes in her program note, climate justice or social dreaming.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026
To extend a metaphor from a previous column, back in the day the McDonnell Douglas aircraft company made DC-9s for the world but sold F-4s and A-4s only to buyers licensed by the U.S. government.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
Nevertheless, the wormhole metaphor flourished in popular culture and speculative theoretical physics.
From Science Daily • May 22, 2026
In the union hall the word ‘brother’ became a vague metaphor; with repetition a weak echo of the intimate sound.
From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez
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