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Recent Examples of metaphorically
But it could be applied to men, metaphorically at first.
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Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 27 Sep. 2025
Unfortunately, there are a lot of sacrifices — both metaphorically and not — that must be taken in order to make a name on the field.
—William Earl, Variety, 21 Sep. 2025
For those more comfortable with a $13 starter shot of Kentucky straight bourbon, there’s a speakeasy inside the Cosmopolitan that’s a cut above both literally and metaphorically.
—David Dickstein, Oc Register, 17 Sep. 2025
Garfield was visibly amused and turned in his seat, physically and metaphorically giving his costars the floor to answer, while Roberts and Edebiri gave Polidoro confused glances.
—Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Sep. 2025
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Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 27 Sep. 2025
Unfortunately, there are a lot of sacrifices — both metaphorically and not — that must be taken in order to make a name on the field.
—William Earl, Variety, 21 Sep. 2025
For those more comfortable with a $13 starter shot of Kentucky straight bourbon, there’s a speakeasy inside the Cosmopolitan that’s a cut above both literally and metaphorically.
—David Dickstein, Oc Register, 17 Sep. 2025
Garfield was visibly amused and turned in his seat, physically and metaphorically giving his costars the floor to answer, while Roberts and Edebiri gave Polidoro confused glances.
—Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for metaphorically
Adverb
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Some of these peoples are collectively known as Taíno, which does not necessarily describe a specific group but rather is an adjective, loosely defined as noble or good.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Oct. 2025
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His parents met in Berkeley, California, where they were loosely affiliated with the hippie-ish Christian movement known as the Jesus People.—
David Peisner,
Rolling Stone,
23 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Wallets, coins, and rings are carelessly passed around this little society, and messages are corrupted—from Orsino’s wooing of Olivia, which is accidentally undone by his own go-between, Viola, to the letters that deceive Malvolio.—
Helen Shaw,
New Yorker,
22 Aug. 2025
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But also just a touch ironic — like a man handing out fire safety pamphlets while carelessly flipping burgers over a bonfire on his porch.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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Companies running private Medicare and Medicaid insurance plans inaccurately list many mental health professionals as being available to treat the plans’ members, a new federal watchdog report says.—
Tony Leys,
Miami Herald,
20 Oct. 2025
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Greenberg questioned why Republicans are inaccurately labeling protesters in a way that could potentially draw violence.—
Sarah D. Wire,
USA Today,
18 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Auburn researchers aimed to change that by creating materials where electrons can move freely through open spaces.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Oct. 2025
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The exercises reflect Beijing's effort to expand its anti-access/area-denial, or A2/AD, capabilities – a strategy meant to keep opposing forces from entering or operating freely in nearby regions.—
Eryk Michael Smith,
FOXNews.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Metaphorically.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/metaphorically. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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