metaphor
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Maybe it’s a metaphor, but more likely, it is just a song about her underwear.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
That conceit ended up an unsubtle but no less effective metaphor for our new Gilded Age.
From Slate ● Sep. 1, 2026
It’s humorous in the moment, but it’s also a succinct, pointed metaphor for the rapid desensitization we’ve all experienced through the internet.
From Salon ● Aug. 24, 2026
In Barcelona, the basilica, funded by donations and now, more amply, by tourist dollars, has become a metaphor for dilatoriness and delay.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
When he discussed the interconnectedness of the rich and poor parts of the world, the dam was his favorite metaphor.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
Their tattered remnants, barely held together with patches and stitching, are poignant metaphors for a battered will that keeps fighting even as protections wear thin.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
Ads feature Leon guiding chief executives across mountains and rivers that double as metaphors for the risks posed by AI.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
"Game changer" is the i Paper's verdict as "Europe tackles Infantino" – continuing with the football metaphors.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
Today there are more than 800–roughly the population of Tapanuli orangutans or wild Bactrian camels, but it’s too late to change metaphors.
From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026
For Lutheran Pietists like Bach, illuminating the Gospel was paramount, as were metaphors of light and transparency.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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