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as in heart
the seat of one's deepest thoughts and emotions
in my very core I knew that an injustice was being committed
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as in center
a thing or place that is of greatest importance to an activity or interest
the capitol building is the core of the political life of the state
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as in essence
the central part or aspect of something under consideration
at last, we come to the core of the issue that has been dividing us
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as in body
the main or greater part of something as distinguished from its subordinate parts
a starfish can even survive the division of its core into two parts; both halves then regenerate
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Recent Examples of core
That money needs to be going toward core medical and scientific research.
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Arkansas Online, 15 Aug. 2025
The July consumer price index was relatively in line with market forecasts, though the core reading that excludes food and energy nudged higher to 3.1%, a bit above Wall Street expectations.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 15 Aug. 2025
Excluding food and energy, core PPI also shot higher by 0.9%, sending the annual rate to 3.7%, the highest level since March.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2025
The shocker is a plot of earth’s temperature, obtained from ice cores and lake sediments, tracks minima and maxima of the sunspot plot at six different times between 1600 and 2000.
—Ian Dexter Palmer, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
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Arkansas Online, 15 Aug. 2025
The July consumer price index was relatively in line with market forecasts, though the core reading that excludes food and energy nudged higher to 3.1%, a bit above Wall Street expectations.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 15 Aug. 2025
Excluding food and energy, core PPI also shot higher by 0.9%, sending the annual rate to 3.7%, the highest level since March.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2025
The shocker is a plot of earth’s temperature, obtained from ice cores and lake sediments, tracks minima and maxima of the sunspot plot at six different times between 1600 and 2000.
—Ian Dexter Palmer, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for core
Noun
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People have had public debates about the proper approach to safeguarding health since before modern medicine, but RFK is not a fringe academic or internet poster who can argue to his heart’s content without actually hurting anyone.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
21 Aug. 2025
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Their ability to identify, nurture and break independent artists with authenticity and heart is truly exceptional.—
Ethan Millman,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Aug. 2025
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Two Michigan government buildings ranked as some of the ugliest in the nation, with Flint's municipal center — a National Register of Historic places nominee — topping the list of ugly buildings.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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The center back was activated off the Season Ending Injury List on Friday.—
Daniel Sperry,
Kansas City Star,
24 Aug. 2025
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Overall, the performances from these past two days captured the essence of breaking about as well as possible given the context.—
Jason Pu,
Forbes.com,
17 Aug. 2025
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In essence, the proposals involve Kyiv surrendering territory in the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine, in exchange for a ceasefire, an idea the Ukrainian leadership has firmly ruled out.—
Matthew Chance,
CNN Money,
14 Aug. 2025
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Always look for those with methylcobalamin on the label, as this is the most bioavailable form of B12, meaning the body can absorb it the best.—
Perri Ormont Blumberg,
Time,
13 Aug. 2025
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Her client list is a testament to her method that has sculpted the bodies of many Hollywood movie stars, like Blunt, who Monique prepared for the grueling action movie Edge of Tomorrow, where the actress starred with Tom Cruise.—
Connie Etemadi,
USA Today,
13 Aug. 2025
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Arizona’s move toward ESAs has its roots in an education-reform movement that began in 1955, in the midst of the crisis surrounding school integration, when the economist Milton Friedman introduced a proposal for the mass privatization of public education.—
Chandler Fritz,
Harpers Magazine,
20 Aug. 2025
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Then there’s the whistle cue when Quint is standing on the bow, oddly beatific in the midst of extraordinary peril.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
20 Aug. 2025
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The soul of the person who wrote it, those that read it and dreamed with it.—
Lillian Metzmeier,
The Courier-Journal,
18 Aug. 2025
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Beating Gauff on her own patch will need a hard soul and mindset.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes.com,
17 Aug. 2025
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Compared to other metropolitan hubs, the city offers a lower overall cost in housing, insurance, healthcare, and taxes.—
Jason Phillips,
USA Today,
15 Aug. 2025
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The distressed assets of today hold the potential to become the thriving hubs of tomorrow; the time to revitalize is here.—
Dr. Dick Bridy,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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The first verses unspooled over a simple I-V-IV progression, one of the most fundamental sets of chord changes in folk and pop music, each verse ending with a brief upward progression that climbed back to the root chord in time for the next set of lines.—
Peter Ames Carlin,
Rolling Stone,
13 Aug. 2025
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Here's everything to know about the event, including this year's theme, schedule and a brief history of its Cincinnati roots.—
Grace Tucker,
The Enquirer,
13 Aug. 2025
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“Core.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/core. Accessed 27 Aug. 2025.
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