Literal
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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In The Lord of the Rings, due to Tolkien's terminology ("wings of shadow") describing the Balrog, nobody on the production team was quite sure whether the wings were literal or metaphorical.
Source: Rule of Cool -
Sure, we got the movie that showed the distilled versions side by side, but imagine if they made this literal GunBuster vs DieBuster instead.
Source: Anime / DieBuster - And a literal one made by Sandra Duchamp to use Molly's Bell to keep their attention on the Hillglades House, making sure all the Others would attack it.
Source: Literature / Pact
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