Figure of speech with 'like' or 'as' Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SIMILE Figure of speech with 'like' or 'as' (6) USA Today Jul 9, 2023
11% IDIOMS Figures of speech (6) Eugene Sheffer Feb 23, 2026
11% TROPES Figures of speech (6) Newsday Feb 1, 2026
11% IDIOM Figure of speech (5) Newsday Dec 28, 2025
9% DIGIT Figure - like it a lot (5) The Times Quick Cryptic Feb 25, 2026
9% METAPHOR Figure of speech such as "All the world's a stage" (8) The Times Specialist Feb 23, 2026
8% LISP Speech defect (4) (4) Mirror Classic Mar 18, 2026
8% DRAWL Slow speech (5) Puzzler Backwords Mar 8, 2026
8% ORATE Deliver a speech (5) Newsday Mar 8, 2026
8% LESSONS In speech, moderates lectures (7) The Telegraph Toughie Mar 5, 2026

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