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Sentences with SYNECDOCHICAL

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"The synecdochical use of "sails" to refer to a whole ship is common in literature."
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"The use of "wheels" to represent a car is a synecdochical figure of speech."
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"In the sentence "the pen is mightier than the sword", "pen" is synecdochical for written words."
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"The synecdochical phrase "gray beard" is often used to refer to an old man."
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"The synecdochical phrase "lend me your ear" means to listen."
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"In the phrase "the White House issued a statement", "White House" is synecdochical for the President and his administration."
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"The synecdochical term "suit" can refer to a businessman."
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""Boots on the ground" is a synecdochical term for soldiers."
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"The synecdochical phrase "how many heads count it?" refers to the number of people."
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"The synecdochical phrase "give me your hand" means to help someone."
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"The synecdochical phrase "bread and butter" refers to someone's livelihood."
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"The synecdochical phrase "four eyes" refers to a person who wears glasses."
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