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Recent Examples of figural The Temple also had early medieval ancestors called figural or figured poems. V.m. Braganza, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Aug. 2023 Along with Claes Oldenburg and Ed Kienholz, Segal (1924-2000) was one of the principal figures to revitalize figural realism in the second half of the 20th century. John Wilmerding, WSJ, 3 Feb. 2023 There's something majestic about abstract or figural stained glass, which lets light in and offers privacy as well as colorful expression. Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful, 10 Jan. 2023 The back rest is decorated with a lion flanked by figural finials and the curved frame possesses oak leaves. Rodney Ho, ajc, 18 Jan. 2023 See All Example Sentences for figural

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“Figural.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/figural. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.

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