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But not sweating things that are literally and metaphorically heated is essential to who Andrew Yancy is, and Vaughn is completely in tune with his frequency.
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Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 11 Dec. 2024
Historians digging, metaphorically and not, for clues.
—Chris Wheatley, Longreads, 3 Dec. 2024
Relegation of certain symbols has become metaphorically relevant.
—David John Chávez, The Mercury News, 30 Oct. 2024
You’re suppressed metaphorically by the architecture.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 20 Sep. 2024
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Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 11 Dec. 2024
Historians digging, metaphorically and not, for clues.
—Chris Wheatley, Longreads, 3 Dec. 2024
Relegation of certain symbols has become metaphorically relevant.
—David John Chávez, The Mercury News, 30 Oct. 2024
You’re suppressed metaphorically by the architecture.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 20 Sep. 2024
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“Metaphorically.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/metaphorically. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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