Rhetorical device used to tug at your heartstrings Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PATHOS Rhetorical device used to tug at your heartstrings (6) New York Times Feb 17, 2025
3% TOUCH Tug the heartstrings of (5)
2% CAMERAS Recording devices (7) Commuter Dec 15, 2025
2% SCALE Deli device (5) LA Times Daily Dec 14, 2025
2% ORATORY Alternatively, a politician's rhetorical skill (7) (7) Mirror Cryptic Dec 12, 2025
2% STAPLERS Desktop devices (8) Newsday Dec 11, 2025
2% CUP It may be used for your sake (3) The Washington Post Mini Dec 5, 2025
2% RADAR Doppler device (5) Eugene Sheffer Dec 5, 2025
2% PULLED Tugged (6) The Telegraph Quick Dec 4, 2025
2% INHALER Device used to treat asthma (7) USA Today Dec 3, 2025

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