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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% LOOSE Hardly literal (5) Wall Street Journal May 20, 2017
3% BURNS George who literally played God (5) The Washington Post Mini Jul 15, 2026
3% TSUNAMI "Harbour wave", literally (7) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jul 14, 2026
3% TERSE Hardly wordy (5) Thomas Joseph Jul 13, 2026
3% FROYO Dessert that is quite literally "frozen yogurt" (5)
3% SIMILES Modified missile they compare (not literally) (7) (7) The Guardian Cryptic Jul 9, 2026
3% NOMAD Hardly a crazy rambler (5) (5) Mirror Cryptic Jul 8, 2026
3% SAMESIES "OMG, literally me also" (8) USA Today Jul 5, 2026
3% HOMOSAPIENS Term that literally means "thinking man" (11) The Times Specialist Sunday Jul 5, 2026
3% SELDOM Hardly ever (6) LA Times Daily Jul 4, 2026

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