as in essence
the central part or aspect of something under consideration
why don't we stop talking around it and get to the bottom line
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Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 4 Nov. 2024
That will be great for corporate bottom lines, at least in the short run.
—Peter Green, Quartz, 4 Nov. 2024
The bottom line: Ohio has been slipping away from Democrats at the presidential level.
—Hans Nichols, Axios, 25 Oct. 2024
Colgate-Palmolive — The consumer products stock was roughly 2% lower despite surpassing analysts’ estimates on the top and bottom lines in the third quarter, and raising the lower end of its sales forecast.
—Brian Evans, CNBC, 25 Oct. 2024
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The end result has been calamitous for the company’s bottom line.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 4 Nov. 2024
That will be great for corporate bottom lines, at least in the short run.
—Peter Green, Quartz, 4 Nov. 2024
The bottom line: Ohio has been slipping away from Democrats at the presidential level.
—Hans Nichols, Axios, 25 Oct. 2024
Colgate-Palmolive — The consumer products stock was roughly 2% lower despite surpassing analysts’ estimates on the top and bottom lines in the third quarter, and raising the lower end of its sales forecast.
—Brian Evans, CNBC, 25 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bottom line
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In essence, the Fed has satisfied its dual mandate of keeping inflation and unemployment low.Rob Wile, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
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In essence, the Magic Trackpad is just a larger version of the touchpad found on MacBooks.PCMAG, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
Adjective
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And after a quarter century in the National Guard, teaching, and coaching, why shouldn't the next logical step be Congress?Keenan Robbins, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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Lots of people know how the beginning of the AI revolution led to replacing the idea of a CPU with a GPU: a more sophisticated and specialized type of logical processor that lent itself to machine learning and related work.John Werner, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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From a design perspective, the edict was a layered home respectful of the building’s storied roots.Katherine Burns Olson, Architectural Digest, 4 Nov. 2024
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An array of other high-profile entertainers from Puerto Rico or with Puerto Rican roots also called out Hinchcliffe’s remarks and threw their support behind Harris.Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2024
Adjective
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But the curve also has a second family of rational points.Joseph Howlett, Quanta Magazine, 11 Nov. 2024
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It can also be made more orderly, rational, and humane.Eladio B. Bobadilla / Made by History, TIME, 5 Nov. 2024
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Quarterly results Another reason to look past the light water-and-protection sales: Operating margins at both of the core business units were ahead of expectations.Zev Fima, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
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Inconsistent Messaging Without a solid brand foundation, founders often present inconsistent messages to potential investors, which can cause confusion about the company's core mission and values.Kate Buckley, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Adjective
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Their scenes, like everything else in the movie, also feel extremely modern thanks to Walsh’s unsentimental sensibility.Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 31 July 2024
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The couple was the subject of a scathing Guardian article released in May, which depicted their parenting of seven children as numbers-oriented and unsentimental.Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 11 July 2024
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In today’s deal, North’s leap to four hearts is preemptive, and West doubles that outrage with his 23 high-card points.Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
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Scherzinger wrote alongside a prayer emoji and a heart emoji.Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 9 Nov. 2024
Adjective
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The system is simple, if unromantic: One partner proposes through the app, and the other is sent a notification.Chris Stokel-Walker, TIME, 30 Oct. 2024
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But engagement is often seen as a highly emotional and symbolic act and asking the recipient to sign a legal document in connection with receiving the ring may feel transactional or unromantic.Lance Eliot, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
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“Bottom line.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bottom%20line. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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