metonym
Example Sentences
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It’s more metonym for the glamorous arrivals than a literal description of what everyone is walking on.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 10, 2023
Thus, some scientists say that Gaia, the mother of life, is a poor choice of deity to serve as a metonym for Earth.
From Salon • Dec. 19, 2022
The ensemble is a visual metonym for the project’s opacity: She reveals so little that it’s the lack of disclosure that becomes most conspicuous.
From Washington Post • Jan. 28, 2022
Some may consider Stouffer’s a metonym for TV dinner.
From New York Times • Nov. 4, 2021
"Bartús" is evidently formed "on the weight" of "Bartút;" and his metonym is a caricature, a chaff fit for Fellahe.
From The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 09 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
