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Which word fits this meaning? A figure of speech comparing things explicitly, often using like or as.
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Reveal word and examples simile The phrase as quiet as falling snow is a simile. Dictionary practice example. A simile in the new sketch described its exhausted host as moving like a clock with a weak battery, making the comparison explicit. From A Line Can Change the Tone . Full dictionary entry How did you do before revealing the answer?
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