Figure of speech in which an expression applied to one thing is used to designate another Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Figure of speech in which an expression applied to one thing is used to designate another last seen in Mirror Quiz puzzle. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 8 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is METAPHOR.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% METAPHOR Figure of speech in which an expression applied to one thing is used to designate another (8) Mirror Quiz Jan 29, 2024
3% BTW "Oh, another thing," in a text (3) USA Today Aug 6, 2025
3% IDIOMS Figures of speech (6) Thomas Joseph Jul 26, 2025
3% IDIOM Figure of speech (5) Thomas Joseph Jul 1, 2025
3% ALSO "And another thing..." (4) Newsday Jun 15, 2025
3% SIMILE Figure of speech (6) The Times Concise Jun 10, 2025
3% LACONIC Expressing or using few words in speech. (7) (7)
2% VOICED Expressed (6) The Times Sunday Concise Aug 31, 2025
2% ORATE Give a speech (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Aug 27, 2025
2% REFER Apply (to) (5) Puzzler Backwords Aug 25, 2025

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