as in parable
a story intended to teach a basic truth or moral about life
Dr. Seuss's story "The Sneetches" is a telling allegory about tolerance for people's differences
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Recent Examples of allegory
What, exactly, that allegory signifies is a matter of debate.
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Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 14 Jan. 2025
As an allegory for displacement, for the lost sense of self that exile brings, as well as its eventual rediscovery, Yunan creeps up on you.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Feb. 2025
Fewer are discussing it as an allegory for our treatment of animals.
—Michael Freeman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Feb. 2025
Claudel created several versions of the scene, which has been interpreted as an allegory for life’s inevitable losses, as well as a personal tragedy that, at the time of its conception, was a fresh wound: the dissolution of Claudel’s relationship with her teacher and lover, Auguste Rodin.
—Tessa Solomon For Artnews, Robb Report, 19 Feb. 2025
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Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 14 Jan. 2025
As an allegory for displacement, for the lost sense of self that exile brings, as well as its eventual rediscovery, Yunan creeps up on you.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Feb. 2025
Fewer are discussing it as an allegory for our treatment of animals.
—Michael Freeman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Feb. 2025
Claudel created several versions of the scene, which has been interpreted as an allegory for life’s inevitable losses, as well as a personal tragedy that, at the time of its conception, was a fresh wound: the dissolution of Claudel’s relationship with her teacher and lover, Auguste Rodin.
—Tessa Solomon For Artnews, Robb Report, 19 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for allegory
Noun
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Absurd parables like this one have been taken seriously by some of the loudest voices in Silicon Valley, many of whom are now warning that AI is an existential risk, more dangerous than nuclear weapons.—
Bryan Walsh,
Vox,
5 Mar. 2025
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Jameson seeks accounts of its daily life instead of parables of repression, and finds them in long novels by Günter Grass and Uwe Tellkamp.—
Mark Greif,
Harper's Magazine,
26 July 2024
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Many of our favorite stories, fables and rhymes came from the volumes of the set of Childcraft Books published in 1954 which accompany our family’s ages-old set of World Book Encyclopedias.—
Philip Potempa,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Feb. 2025
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Drawing on ancient folklore, fables and myths, Chainey’s film was branded a ‘folk horror’, a promise the film could not live up to.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
31 Jan. 2025
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From casting backlash and political dustups to a lingering conversation of how to portray the tale's dwarfs in 2025, here's a timeline detailing the Snow White live-action remake's controversies.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
21 Mar. 2025
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The five performers take on an endless stream of characters, but each is assigned a principle character that solidly ground the tale.—
Frank Rizzo,
Variety,
21 Mar. 2025
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“Allegory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/allegory. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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