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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% WHOLEBALLOFWAX Entire thing, metaphorically (14) Wall Street Journal Apr 24, 2023
7% SEMI Not entirely (4) LA Times Daily Feb 1, 2026
7% PALATE Sense metaphor (6) Newsday Jan 31, 2026
7% TENFOOTPOLE Metaphor for a thing you wouldn't want to touch something with (11) Newsday Jan 20, 2026
6% WILDFIRE Metaphor for a runaway success (8) New York Times Feb 1, 2026
6% STONE Thing in a ring (5) Wall Street Journal Jan 28, 2026
6% OUTONALIMB Potentially at risk, metaphorically (10) New York Times Jan 27, 2026
6% CAUSES Things to fight for (6) Thomas Joseph Jan 27, 2026
6% ITEM Thing (4) Universal Jan 25, 2026
6% LAVA Metaphorically molten part of a dessert (4) The Atlantic Jan 25, 2026

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