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  • r  in a metaphorical manner
    she expressed herself metaphorically

  • His instant-noodle recipe included not only flour, palm oil and MSG, butmetaphorically, at leasta sprinkling of hope, too.
  • When they metaphorically flip the switch (actually, they use magnets to turn the batteries on and off), the symptoms disappear, or at least are greatly reduced.
  • First on The Page: Illinois Congressman Rahm Emanuel -- former Clinton aide and close Obama friend -- comes out from under his desk (metaphorically) and endorses Obama.
News & Articles

  • Miss Utah had no-win question
    The ritual of sitting down at night to watch a nationally televised beauty pageant is becoming a relic in American culture, usurped by the ritual of sitting down the morning after to watch the video of the pageant contestant who gave the dumbest answer the night before. This year’s Miss USA winner of the unofficial Derpiest Beauty Queen prize goes to Miss Utah, who metaphorically face-planted ...
    June 18, 2013 - Standard-Examiner
  • Editorial: Court tramples on Fourth Amendment
    Metaphorically speaking, America’s Founding Fathers are turning over in their graves.
    June 17, 2013 - New Bern Sun Journal
  • Caption This! Winner: Sofa, So Good
    Moving Day is over. Pizza and beer for everybody! Metaphorically speaking of course; we're not made out of money. We've Feng Shui-ed the many handsome contributions you all made and found...
    June 15, 2013 - E! Online
Quotes

  • Steve Coogan in FOXNews
    Ben, he metaphorically licks my head every now and again by throwing me a little work in his big, big movies, which is very nice of him,Coogan said.
  • Diane Lane in Canada.com
    This is Wonder Woman reborn, literally and metaphorically: fast, elegant, tough, smart ...... the savior of her people, their guardian and protector ...... avenging the fall of Paradise Island, searching to discover why Paradise Island was... J Michael Straczynski http://www.google.com/url?q=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._Michael_Straczynski&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNEUd0uHKDMrxk0RKt0gWSp7GeNcjQ Christian Science Monitor http://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.csmonitor.com/From-the-news-wires/2010/0630/Wonder-Woman-to-finally-start-wearing-pants&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNGTkxXqNNxXkl4s_izS_3zOufubtw Jun 30, 2010 63065 84136 metaphorically The music is harmonious between us," Lane said, laughing. "We dance in every movie we make -- metaphorically and not metaphorically."

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