bare essentials
plural noun
: the things that are absolutely necessary
We only had enough room to pack the bare essentials.
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The interior of the house has an atmosphere like that of a log cabin where wood is the main element and everything is reduced to the bare essentials.
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María Noval-Quílez, Architectural Digest, 30 Mar. 2025
After a cascading series of controversies that have sniped at Snow White almost from the moment the project was announced in 2021, the House of Mouse is scaling back the movie’s premiere to just bare essentials.
—Chris Lee, Vulture, 14 Mar. 2025
The Silvia Pro pares away everything but the bare essentials, so there’s nothing standing between you and the perfect extraction but yourself.
—Jaina Grey, WIRED, 7 Oct. 2021
As the name suggests, minimalist photography focuses on the art of stripping back your subjects to the bare essentials.
—Michael Irving, New Atlas, 7 Sep. 2024
Good planning for typical disaster readiness is a dorm-sized mini-fridge that can hold bare essentials (medicine) for long periods without reliable electrical power.
—Craig Caudill, Field & Stream, 7 Feb. 2024
While the musical largely follows the same beats as the movie (and the 1958 teleplay it was based on), Lucas challenged himself to prune the plot to its bare essentials and craft a show so propulsive that the audience can’t dwell on its despondence.
—Thomas Floyd, Washington Post, 26 Jan. 2024
In a Vulnerable Conversation, Cara Delevingne Gets Real About Addiction and Mental Health
While my list of dating criteria gets longer with age (see: paragraph two), Lauren says her years of dating fatigue actually stripped her standards to the bare essentials.
—Karley Sciortino, Vogue, 25 Aug. 2023
Most rental kitchens also have only the (very) bare essentials in terms of equipment and appliances, often looking a bit worse for wear.
—Anna Luisa Rodriguez, Washington Post, 23 Aug. 2023
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María Noval-Quílez, Architectural Digest, 30 Mar. 2025
After a cascading series of controversies that have sniped at Snow White almost from the moment the project was announced in 2021, the House of Mouse is scaling back the movie’s premiere to just bare essentials.
—Chris Lee, Vulture, 14 Mar. 2025
The Silvia Pro pares away everything but the bare essentials, so there’s nothing standing between you and the perfect extraction but yourself.
—Jaina Grey, WIRED, 7 Oct. 2021
As the name suggests, minimalist photography focuses on the art of stripping back your subjects to the bare essentials.
—Michael Irving, New Atlas, 7 Sep. 2024
Good planning for typical disaster readiness is a dorm-sized mini-fridge that can hold bare essentials (medicine) for long periods without reliable electrical power.
—Craig Caudill, Field & Stream, 7 Feb. 2024
While the musical largely follows the same beats as the movie (and the 1958 teleplay it was based on), Lucas challenged himself to prune the plot to its bare essentials and craft a show so propulsive that the audience can’t dwell on its despondence.
—Thomas Floyd, Washington Post, 26 Jan. 2024
In a Vulnerable Conversation, Cara Delevingne Gets Real About Addiction and Mental Health
While my list of dating criteria gets longer with age (see: paragraph two), Lauren says her years of dating fatigue actually stripped her standards to the bare essentials.
—Karley Sciortino, Vogue, 25 Aug. 2023
Most rental kitchens also have only the (very) bare essentials in terms of equipment and appliances, often looking a bit worse for wear.
—Anna Luisa Rodriguez, Washington Post, 23 Aug. 2023
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