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noun • extravagant exaggeration | ||||
| 40% | 6 | "Front her, board her, woo her, assail her" — there's something to pay, they say | ||
verb • speak to someone • approach with an offer of sexual favors | ||||
| 33% | 7 | The deliberate use of hyperbole or exaggeration in writing | ||
noun • growth from increase in cell size without cell division | ||||
Deliberate Exaggeration May Possibly Be Her Ploy
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HYPERBOLE which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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HYPERBOLE
Updated: October 14, 2023
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