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But before Levi’s rocked and rolled, the brand has also spent a lot of time metaphorically out on the range, featuring many cowboys in profile over the decades.
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Evan Clark, WWD, 14 Mar. 2025
The all-too-real heartbreak of forgetting is explored metaphorically in this Michel Gondry–directed, Charlie Kaufman–penned movie about an estranged couple who opt to erase one another from their memories (but at what cost?).
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 9 Mar. 2025
But don’t mistake these decisions for ambivalence — the group is wary of staying in the same place, metaphorically speaking.
—Paula Mejía, Billboard, 5 Mar. 2025
To them, the fate of the ranch and the fate of the world are the same thing, not metaphorically speaking but morally.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 2 Mar. 2025
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Evan Clark, WWD, 14 Mar. 2025
The all-too-real heartbreak of forgetting is explored metaphorically in this Michel Gondry–directed, Charlie Kaufman–penned movie about an estranged couple who opt to erase one another from their memories (but at what cost?).
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 9 Mar. 2025
But don’t mistake these decisions for ambivalence — the group is wary of staying in the same place, metaphorically speaking.
—Paula Mejía, Billboard, 5 Mar. 2025
To them, the fate of the ranch and the fate of the world are the same thing, not metaphorically speaking but morally.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 2 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for metaphorically
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“Metaphorically.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/metaphorically. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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