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Stigma, in other words, consists of the act of branding, which, in the case of enslavement, could be literal.
HOW COLONIALISM AND CAPITALISM HELPED PLACE A STIGMA ON MENTAL ILLNESSBALAJI RAVICHANDRANFEBRUARY 12, 2021WASHINGTON POSTThe literal meaning of “chakra” is “wheel,” and Chandrasekar’s striking chakra paintings, each keyed to a single color, revolve around a central axis.
IN THE GALLERIES: EXPLORING THE TENSION BETWEEN PHYSICAL AND DIGITAL ARTMARK JENKINSFEBRUARY 5, 2021WASHINGTON POSTSo when you’re a 22-year-old American and all of a sudden you have an opportunity to see dead bodies in the literal flesh, every day, that’s a wonderful opportunity.
HOW TO BE BETTER AT DEATH (EP. 450)MARIA KONNIKOVAFEBRUARY 4, 2021FREAKONOMICSGreen shoots for the economy can go hand in hand with literal green shoots.
BEYOND GAMESTOP: ARE YOU READY FOR AN ECONOMIC MOONSHOT?CHARU KASTURIJANUARY 31, 2021OZYFrom the land to the air to the sea, the terrain—both literal and psychological—these folks navigate can be tough.
STAY CALM UNDER PRESSURE WITH LESSONS LEARNED IN THE WORLD’S MOST STRESSFUL CAREERSROB VERGERJANUARY 8, 2021POPULAR SCIENCEIt has been about survival — in a literal sense — so that the product could reach televisions and the dollars could reach wallets.
AN EASY GUIDE TO LOBBYING FOR A COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF SPOT DURING A PANDEMIC: DON’TBARRY SVRLUGADECEMBER 18, 2020WASHINGTON POSTThese horrors were not presented as metaphors, but as the literal truth.
HATRED OF LIBERALS IS ALL THAT’S LEFT OF CONSERVATISMPAUL WALDMANDECEMBER 11, 2020WASHINGTON POSTIn addition to literal size, the quality of the display is affected by the quality of the screen.
BEST CHROMEBOOKS: FIVE THINGS TO CONSIDERERIC ALTDECEMBER 9, 2020POPULAR SCIENCEIn addition to literal size, the quality of display is affected by the quality of the screen.
BEST SMARTWATCH: FIVE THINGS TO CONSIDERERIC ALTNOVEMBER 28, 2020POPULAR SCIENCETech companies that go public capture our imagination because they are literal happy endings.
EXTRA CRUNCH ROUNDUP: A FISTFUL OF IPOS, AFFIRM’S PELOTON PROBLEM, ZOOM APPS AND MOREWALTER THOMPSONNOVEMBER 20, 2020TECHCRUNCHSYNONYM OF THE DAY
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WORDS RELATED TO LITERAL
- bigoted
- bourgeois
- commonplace
- conforming
- conservative
- demure
- doctrinal
- dogmatic
- drippy
- hackneyed
- hidebound
- humdrum
- illiberal
- in rut
- inflexible
- insular
- isolationist
- lame
- literal
- moderate
- moral
- narrow
- narrow-minded
- not heretical
- obstinate
- parochial
- pedestrian
- prosaic
- puritanical
- rigid
- routine
- rube
- run-of-the-mill
- sober
- solemn
- square
- stereotyped
- straight
- straight-laced
- strict
- stuffy
- uptight
- bull's-eye
- careful
- clear
- clear-cut
- correct
- dead on
- definite
- distinct
- downright
- explicit
- express
- faithful
- faultless
- identical
- literal
- methodical
- nailed down
- nice
- on target
- on the button
- on the money
- on the numbers
- orderly
- particular
- perfect
- right
- right on
- rigorous
- sharp
- specific
- true
- unequivocal
- unerring
- veracious
- verbal
- verbatim
- absolute
- accurate
- actual
- authentic
- card-carrying
- certain
- circumstantial
- close
- credible
- descriptive
- exact
- faithful
- genuine
- hard
- kosher
- legit
- legitimate
- literal
- objective
- on the level
- positive
- precise
- righteous
- specific
- straight from horse's mouth
- sure
- sure-enough
- true
- true-to-life
- unadorned
- unbiased
- undoubted
- unquestionable
- valid
- veritable
- authentic
- careful
- close
- concrete
- correct
- defined
- definite
- deft
- detailed
- discriminating
- discriminative
- distinct
- exact
- explicit
- factual
- faithful
- genuine
- judicious
- just
- literal
- matter-of-fact
- methodical
- meticulous
- on the button
- on the money
- on the nose
- particular
- proper
- punctilious
- punctual
- regular
- right
- rigid
- rigorous
- scientific
- scrupulous
- severe
- sharp
- skillful
- solid
- specific
- strict
- systematic
- true
- ultraprecise
- unerring
- unmistakable
- veracious
- actual
- banal
- blah
- boring
- clean
- colorless
- common
- commonplace
- dead
- diddly
- drab
- dry
- dull
- everyday
- factual
- flat
- garden-variety
- hackneyed
- ho-hum
- humdrum
- irksome
- lackluster
- lifeless
- literal
- lowly
- lusterless
- matter-of-fact
- monotonous
- mundane
- nothing
- nowhere
- ordinary
- pabulum
- pedestrian
- platitudinous
- plebeian
- practicable
- practical
- prose
- prosy
- routine
- square
- stale
- tame
- tedious
- trite
- uneventful
- unexceptional
- uninspiring
- vanilla
- vapid
- workaday
- yawn
- zero
- believable
- candid
- correct
- exact
- factual
- faithful
- forthright
- frank
- guileless
- ingenuous
- just
- kosher
- legit
- like it is
- literal
- on the level
- on the up and up
- open
- outspoken
- plainspoken
- precise
- real
- realistic
- reliable
- righteous
- scrupulous
- sincere
- square
- straight
- straightforward
- true
- true-blue
- trustworthy
- truth-telling
- unfeigned
- unreserved
- veracious
- veritable
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