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the central part or aspect of something under consideration
the nub of the argument is that the intelligence agencies failed the country
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Recent Examples of nub
But, to my delight, there was a vibrating nub in the center of the silicone petals.
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Amanda Chatel, Glamour, 26 Feb. 2025
Point Roberts is a 5-square-mile U.S. exclave whose only land connection lies in Canada, which supplies the unincorporated nub of American soil its water and electricity.
—Dee-Ann Durbin and Sally Ho, Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2025
The best Caesar dressing gets textural interest from cracks of peppercorn and nubs of Parmesan cheese.
—Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 13 Feb. 2025
The pig’s mouth revealed its ordinary sharp, tusk-like canines saddled up beside smaller, slightly more human-looking teeth nubs.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 7 Feb. 2025
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Amanda Chatel, Glamour, 26 Feb. 2025
Point Roberts is a 5-square-mile U.S. exclave whose only land connection lies in Canada, which supplies the unincorporated nub of American soil its water and electricity.
—Dee-Ann Durbin and Sally Ho, Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2025
The best Caesar dressing gets textural interest from cracks of peppercorn and nubs of Parmesan cheese.
—Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 13 Feb. 2025
The pig’s mouth revealed its ordinary sharp, tusk-like canines saddled up beside smaller, slightly more human-looking teeth nubs.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 7 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nub
Noun
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Mitchell spent a chunk of the game defending Hawks star guard Trae Young, limiting him to just two field-goal attempts while guarding him for six minutes of game clock, according to NBA tracking stats.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
20 Apr. 2025
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In 1978, Wenner sold the magazine to Larry Burke, a young man from Chicago who had spent a chunk of his twenties vagabonding around Europe, Africa, and the Middle East.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
18 Apr. 2025
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What developers would like in these scenarios is a way to find the root cause of security issues and be able to prioritize actions to remediate system health.—
Adrian Bridgwater,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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Like many modern calamities, the roots of the Great Flood were firmly planted in history.—
Michael Peregrine,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2025
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About 70 feet down, the rover would see purple clumps along the lakebed formed by cyanobacteria, a microorganism that thrives in habitats like sinkholes that are high in sulfate and low in oxygen.—
Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi,
Discover Magazine,
18 Apr. 2025
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Plants grow from a thick rhizome and spread to form dense clumps that benefit from late summer division every few years.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
13 Apr. 2025
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General manager Chris Drury has to make decisions involving his coach, his core and the players in supporting roles.—
Peter Baugh,
New York Times,
18 Apr. 2025
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Zero Waste Plant-Based Countertop Compost Bin $50 Zero Waste $49 $45 Wayfair Specs Made from biodegradable bamboo fiber, this lightweight one-gallon bin reads more like a Scandi bread box than something meant to house apple cores and onion skins.—
Bailey Berg,
Architectural Digest,
17 Apr. 2025
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But she's got her choice of handsome high school hunks, including Reid (Andrew Liner), Davis' son and the school's quarterback, and Lucas (Garrett Wareing), the poor kid from the wrong side of the tracks.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
18 Apr. 2025
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Their weirdly cozy 750-square-foot studio layout, a tiny dot in a 3.5 million-square-foot hunk of capitalism, was to these bohemian commandos a rebuke to the city’s destruction of their old neighborhood close to the mall.—
Michael Phillips,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Apr. 2025
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Pretty much, Orji’s focus for the live format isn’t to recreate what’s been done before, but making the experience her own while staying true to the essence of the show.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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Accompanied by sweeping string arrangements and powerful blaring horns, the song encapsulates the essence of modern mariachi while staying rooted in its timeless traditions.—
Isabela Raygoza,
Billboard,
18 Apr. 2025
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Newcastle fans can feel justifiably angry by the notion that a team will waltz off with their No 9 with a flutter of eyelashes and a wad of cash.—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
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But luckily, the owner of the car, who came running out of the corner deli nearby, was content to accept a wad of cash, rather than getting the cops involved.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
31 Mar. 2025
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He’s done so much for the organization, given his heart and soul to it and building a culture that’s respected.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
10 Apr. 2025
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Molly's close friendship with Nikki, portrayed by Jenny Slate, is at the emotional heart of the series.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Nub.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nub. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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