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noun • a figure of speech in which an expression is used to refer to something that it does not literally denote in order to suggest a similarity | ||||||||
| 28% | 8 | Old word for a horse with a docked cauda or for a racehorse with mixed lineage; now a mixed drink; a fruit medley; or, any mélange | ||||||
noun • a short mixed drink • an appetizer served as a first course at a meal | ||||||||
| 24% | 9 | They may exhibit mixed-valence chemistry | ||||||
noun • Any oxide containing a small proportion of oxygen | ||||||||
They May Be Mixed Crossword Clue
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METAPHORS which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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METAPHORS
Updated: October 11, 2023
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