metonym

Example Sentences

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"They will survive because the Black church in many ways is a metonym for Black family and Black family must survive," Stewart said.

From Fox News

Her face, complete with big glasses, a low bun, and her famous studded collars, became a kind of metonym for a dream of women’s equality, a dream that seemed doomed to be dashed.

From The Guardian

Used as a metonym for the region, “the white working class” blurs out the millions of Midwesterners who are black, Asian, Latino or Native American.

From Washington Post

Within a year, its name was a metonym for excellence in the art of raw fish.

From New York Times

The domain for Tuvalu happened to be “.tv,” the worldwide metonym for broadcast entertainment.

From Seattle Times