Words that mean one thing but refer to related things Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Words that mean one thing but refer to related things last seen in Family Time puzzle. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 8 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is METONYMS.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% METONYMS Words that mean one thing but refer to related things (8) Family Time Jun 4, 2018
3% NOPROB "Sure thing" (6) Newsday Nov 28, 2025
3% SIN One of the seven "deadly" things (3)
3% LT Hammered thing (2) USA Today Quick Nov 27, 2025
3% NAIL Hammered thing (4) USA Today Quick Nov 27, 2025
3% PIP Remarkable thing (3) Newsday Nov 25, 2025
3% GOOS Sticky things (4) Newsday Nov 21, 2025
3% ASSET It's a good thing (5) New York Times Nov 19, 2025
3% THAT The thing there (4) Newsday Nov 16, 2025
3% MERGE Turn two things into one (5)

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