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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% REDTAPE Metaphor for bureaucracy (7) USA Today May 8, 2020
3% FENCE Metaphorical spot for the undecided (5) LA Times Daily Jun 7, 2026
3% EAR Receptivity metaphor (3) Newsday May 23, 2026
3% OCEANS Multiplicity metaphor (6) Newsday May 23, 2026
3% ABCS Metaphorical ropes (4) Newsday May 23, 2026
3% BOAT Situation, metaphorically (4)
3% ASEA Lost, metaphorically (4) LA Times Daily May 19, 2026
3% SACREDCOW Concept that's above criticism, metaphorically (9) New York Times Midi May 18, 2026
3% SMOKEANDMIRRORS Misdirection metaphor (15) Newsday May 16, 2026
3% PUTTY Metaphor for the easily influenced (5) Newsday May 8, 2026

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