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A relevant and rather entertaining article from Merriam-Webster:

Did We Change the Definition of 'Literally'?

Literally every modern dictionary includes this definition

My favorite bit: "If you dislike hearing other people use it, you may continue to be upset."

So you're (literally?) using "it figuratively killed me" as a figure of speech? For real?

Characterally.

people who use literally to mean figuratively literally give me the shits.

brutally