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
You’ll lose count over how many times “ill” is used with a double meaning.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 5, 2023
I may have been imagining the double meaning in her words.
From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer
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