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metaphor

[met-uh-fawr, -fer] / ˈmɛt əˌfɔr, -fər /
NOUN
figure of speech, implied comparison
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Antonyms
WEAK
plain speech


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Is the show a metaphor about the encroachment of AI?

From MarketWatch

The year 2025 was more tumultuous than any silly football game and its accompanying overwrought metaphors.

From Los Angeles Times

Or maybe it just sounded like a cool phrase, and no one involved grasped the weirdness of the metaphor.

From Salon

That, folks, is my metaphor for life, America and this particular column.

From Los Angeles Times

From metaphors for our behavior to demonstrations of our superior status, we use animals to help define ourselves.

From The Wall Street Journal