Figure of speech in which two unlike things are compared Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% METAPHOR Figure of speech in which two unlike things are compared (8)
3% AKIN Comparable (4) Wall Street Journal Jul 7, 2026
3% IDIOM Figure of speech (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jun 27, 2026
3% LIKEN Compare (5) Wall Street Journal Jun 27, 2026
3% THAN Compared with (4) Wall Street Journal Jun 23, 2026
3% ORATOR Figure of speech? (6) LA Times Daily Jun 2, 2026
3% EASYSTREET Figure of speech for security (10) Newsday Apr 30, 2026
2% ALIEN The thing in "The Thing," for one (5) New York Times Jul 12, 2026
2% BOTH Two things identified together (4) (4) Puzzler Jul 10, 2026
2% CONFLATE Treat as one or two-dimensional in 3D figure (8) The Times Cryptic Jul 10, 2026
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