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  • r  in a figurative sense
    figuratively speaking,...

  • I went home with Michael the night we met, and figuratively speaking, I didn't leave again for those 7 12 years.
  • For sticking to his guns (literally and figuratively), for reshaping the rules of politics to fit his ten-gallon-hat leadership style and for persuading a majority of voters that .
  • It means "cute" literally, but so much more than that figuratively.
News & Articles

  • Under the Tent: Taking it in
    A smoking hot (literally and figuratively) Friday at the Food & Wine Classic gives way to Saturday, the hump day. Since I spent the majority of my time imbibing Friday, I think I’ll focus on food today.
    June 15, 2013 - The Aspen Times
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    Please login to view the requested resource. TIMBERVILLE — Work to replace portions of the town’s aging infrastructure figuratively hit a wall this week when contractors struck bedrock along the path destined for new sewer lines.
    June 15, 2013 - The Harrisonburg Daily News-Record
  • Clinton and Christie: Another Bipartisan Bro-mance
    What is it with Chris Christie and Democratic presidents? First, the Republican governor from New Jersey surprised his party by embracing – both figuratively and literally – Barack Obama. Now, Christie's headlining the closing ceremonies of Bill Clinton's annual international forum in Chicago. Sources close to both Clinton and Christie said today's session – called "Cooperation and Collaboration ...
    June 14, 2013 - ABC News
Quotes

  • Roger Goodell in USA Today
    NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said in a statement that Olsen "was a larger-than-life person, literally and figuratively, and leaves an enormously positive legacy."
  • Joe Biden in International Herald Tribune
    The American people are looking for us as Democrats,said Biden, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. "They're looking for someone literally, not figuratively, to restore America's place in the world."
  • Gary Matthews Jr in Forbes
    You know there's going to be ups and downs,Gary Matthews Jr. said after the Angels sixth loss in seven games. "It seems like when it rains it pours, figuratively and literally."

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