metaphor

A niche term of art in machine-learning research, it is proving a handy metaphor for talking about growth and threatening to cross over into wider business-speak.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

The story could act as a metaphor for the entire album.

From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026

I also am not losing any sleep over Pirro’s employment status, and I’ve always believed that the pool story is—as my colleague Christina Cauterucci explained—useful more as a metaphor than as a policy issue.

From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2026

“He’s the one who questioned authority, fought for himself, refused to bow down or conform, and was like non serviam. That was a metaphor that resonated very strongly with me.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026

Some scholars had believed them to be a kind of picture code, rich in murky metaphor, mostly about eyeballs and wavy lines, beetles, bumblebees and birds—especially birds.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

"Game changer" is the i Paper's verdict as "Europe tackles Infantino" – continuing with the football metaphors.

From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026

Who can’t learn from the life lessons soccer offers — and I’m not talking about the obvious geopolitical metaphors?

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026

Perhaps you can see how the metaphors between the backrooms and the internet itself multiply from here: Like the backrooms, one can lose oneself forever in the internet.

From Salon ● Jun. 8, 2026

One of President Donald Trump's favorite metaphors is that he's got the cards -- that through the might of the United States and his own acumen he can overpower any adversary.

From Barron's ● May 11, 2026

“No. You have to learn how to express your thoughts without any metaphors or flowery words,” she mumbles.

From "Pride" by Ibi Zoboi