double meaning
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A mother’s screams of pain carry a woozy double meaning in a thematically saturated scene in the World War II drama “Amrum.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026
He simply defined it as a rhetorical device involving a double meaning.
From Salon ● Nov. 29, 2024
Each word, whether French or Quechuan, seemed to hold double meaning, so full-bodied was her vocal production.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2024
With its subtly stunning third episode, “3 Body Problem” reveals the double meaning of its title.
From New York Times ● Mar. 22, 2024
Puh-leaze—she can’t even count all the times in the last few weeks when nature or weather or some animal provided some annoying double meaning.
From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti
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