synecdoche
Example Sentences
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But it lured two million fair visitors, and, as we see, inspired children’s toys and books, before becoming a synecdoche for Paris itself.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 14, 2026
In Darlington’s Devon neighborhood, the synecdoche for global habitat destruction is the arrival of a sign in a soon-to-be-former farm field: “Site Acquired for Development.”
From Washington Post • Feb. 6, 2023
WB also seems happy to peddle all things Casablanca, which has essentially become Warner Bros. synecdoche for all of the company’s holdings pre-1980.
From Slate • Jul. 16, 2021
Millennial wellness and fitness culture is frequently synecdoche for self-improvement and career success.
From Salon • May 12, 2019
Our intellectual sin is synecdoche, the putting a part truth for a whole truth.
From A Hero and Some Other Folks by Quayle, William A. (William Alfred)
