as in root
the central part or aspect of something under consideration
you hit the bull's-eye when you noted that the real issue here is money
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Recent Examples of bull's-eye
With its concentric bull's-eye rings, this 560-mile-wide feature is likely the result of a colossal impact by an asteroid-size object more than 3 billion years ago.
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Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2026
Cities such as Wichita Falls, Childress, and Amarillo are near this hail bull's-eye.
—Anthony Franze, San Antonio Express-News, 5 Mar. 2026
From the vantage point of Earth orbit, the Eye continues to stare back at us: a giant geological bull's-eye, etched into the Sahara, quietly recording a deep history of Earth written in stone.
—Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 5 Dec. 2025
Some bites may develop a larger red area or a rash, including the bull's-eye pattern associated with Lyme disease, though not every tick bite causes this rash.
—Hannah Yasharoff, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2025
An infected tick bite may cause a bull's-eye rash (a small circle with a ring around it) one week to three months after the bite.
—Mark Gurarie, Health, 21 Aug. 2025
Early symptoms include fatigue, fever, joint pain—and a signature bull's-eye rash.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Aug. 2025
Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2026
Cities such as Wichita Falls, Childress, and Amarillo are near this hail bull's-eye.
—Anthony Franze, San Antonio Express-News, 5 Mar. 2026
From the vantage point of Earth orbit, the Eye continues to stare back at us: a giant geological bull's-eye, etched into the Sahara, quietly recording a deep history of Earth written in stone.
—Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 5 Dec. 2025
Some bites may develop a larger red area or a rash, including the bull's-eye pattern associated with Lyme disease, though not every tick bite causes this rash.
—Hannah Yasharoff, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2025
An infected tick bite may cause a bull's-eye rash (a small circle with a ring around it) one week to three months after the bite.
—Mark Gurarie, Health, 21 Aug. 2025
Early symptoms include fatigue, fever, joint pain—and a signature bull's-eye rash.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bull's-eye
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The nonalcoholic Racine is designed entirely around roots—ginger, vetiver, turmeric, liquorice—while the Feuille cocktail focuses solely on leaves, blending mint, blue spirulina, blackcurrant bud, aloe vera, and patchouli.—
Lane Nieset,
Condé Nast Traveler,
4 June 2026
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Although some of the grass blades grow back, the turf rejuvenates itself after every mowing thanks to tillers or new leaves that arise from root crowns.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
4 June 2026
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For families The hotel has a kids club with supervised activities so that parents can dine, have spa treatments or shop to their hearts’ content.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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Our hearts go out to Joe's family, friends and the generations of neighbors who loved him.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
2 June 2026
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After Mamdani captured the nomination last summer, Lander was reportedly angling to become first deputy mayor—in essence, chief lieutenant—in the new administration.—
Russell Berman,
The Atlantic,
7 June 2026
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That essence of the girl who feels worthless and fears she’ll be found out by everyone still exists in Yasmin in Season 4.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
7 June 2026
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While the run business resonated with shoppers, the company’s campaign for its core yoga product didn’t live up to expectations.—
Evan Clark,
Footwear News,
4 June 2026
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Other major areas in the district include Galt, Elk Grove and several capital region neighborhoods including Campus Commons, Oak Park, south Sacramento and the city’s downtown core.—
Mathew Miranda
June 4,
Sacbee.com,
4 June 2026
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Ben Tzur understands the spiritual kernel of this process, having studied under Ustad Zia Fariduddin Dagar in the ancient dhrupad tradition, where rhythmic Vedic chants achieve a similar effect.—
Arman Khan,
Pitchfork,
1 June 2026
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Frontier models have already validated hundreds of high-severity zero-days in production open-source code, including a Linux kernel bug that had been sitting unnoticed since 2003.—
Yonesy Nunez,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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O'Brien said the level of the sea has risen to the point where there is no more protection for the pier.—
John Ramos,
CBS News,
7 June 2026
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Both have traveled around the league quite a bit, but are combining to average almost 40 points per game for the Tempo.—
David Troy OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
6 June 2026
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With fewer people coming to its stores and website to buy workout clothes, the company has also leaned more on discounting to drive sales, which has hurt its bottom line and its reputation as a premium brand.—
Gabrielle Fonrouge,
CNBC,
4 June 2026
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The bottom line There are multiple ways for retirees to improve their finances right now.—
Matt Richardson,
CBS News,
4 June 2026
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The annual gift exclusion in 2026 is $19,000, a sum that is indexed to inflation.—
Jessica Dickler,Greg Iacurci,
CNBC,
3 June 2026
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The sum of its four quarters of earnings has to be positive—at least GAAP wise—and so does its most recent quarter.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
2 June 2026
Cite this Entry
“Bull's-eye.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bull%27s-eye. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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