catachrestic

adjective

variants or catachrestical
Definition of catachresticnext
as in symbolic

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  1. symbolic
  2. emblematic
  3. allegorical
Adjective
  • Lifetime members of the prestigious institution are known in France as Immortals, a symbolic title.
    — Miles Socha, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2026
  • This approach also failed to deter Ukraine’s land incursions into Russia and strikes on symbolic Russian targets and Russian strategic infrastructure, let alone compel Kyiv to surrender.
    — Dmitry Adamsky, Foreign Affairs, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of symbolic
Adjective
  • Blood & Oil feels emblematic of both what’s right and wrong with free car music in the DMV.
    — Olivier Lafontant, Pitchfork, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Perhaps most emblematic was the sequence that played out late in the second quarter.
    — Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of emblematic
Adjective
  • The original series used diverse crews and allegorical storytelling to champion inclusion, collaboration and optimism — tenents that continue today.
    — Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The half-dozen allegorical sculptures gathered in the new museum—The Lions, Liberty, Progress, Work, Peace, and Justice—were commissioned for Buenos Aires’s Palace of the Argentine National Congress in 1906.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of allegorical
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“Catachrestic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/catachrestic. Accessed 29 Oct. 2026.

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