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as in hearts
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 centers
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 kernels
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 bodies
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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as in middles
an area or point that is an equal distance from all points along an edge or outer surface
the mountain rises from ground that is almost precisely at the island's core
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Recent Examples of cores
These stellar remnants are created when stars with masses similar to that of the sun exhaust their fuel for nuclear fusion, the process that converts hydrogen to helium in their cores.
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Robert Lea, Space.com, 23 Dec. 2024
Microscopic analysis of the sediment cores will also help the team analyze the way the eruption affected marine creatures and the chemistry of the seafloor.
—Ashley Balzer Vigil, Ars Technica, 21 Dec. 2024
So rather than having a single processor that executed instructions one at a time, Nvidia’s first GPU had a dozen specialized cores—effectively tiny CPUs—that worked in parallel to paint a scene.
—Ars Technica, 20 Dec. 2024
Over time, Moore’s Law enabled Nvidia to make GPUs with tens, hundreds, and eventually thousands of computing cores.
—Ars Technica, 20 Dec. 2024
That’s important because later in life these stars will finish burning through the hydrogen in their cores.
—Big Think, 19 Dec. 2024
Many heavy elements are produced this way, including gold, while the cores of the merging neutron stars produce either a more massive neutron star or a black hole.
—Big Think, 19 Dec. 2024
This could mean that game threads were sent to lower power E-cores or otherwise not given priority and sent to higher-performing P-cores.
—Antony Leather, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
Coronal mass ejections leave a geological record on Earth—an elevated level of a radioactive carbon isotope that appears in tree rings and ice cores.
—Gayoung Lee, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Dec. 2024
Robert Lea, Space.com, 23 Dec. 2024
Microscopic analysis of the sediment cores will also help the team analyze the way the eruption affected marine creatures and the chemistry of the seafloor.
—Ashley Balzer Vigil, Ars Technica, 21 Dec. 2024
So rather than having a single processor that executed instructions one at a time, Nvidia’s first GPU had a dozen specialized cores—effectively tiny CPUs—that worked in parallel to paint a scene.
—Ars Technica, 20 Dec. 2024
Over time, Moore’s Law enabled Nvidia to make GPUs with tens, hundreds, and eventually thousands of computing cores.
—Ars Technica, 20 Dec. 2024
That’s important because later in life these stars will finish burning through the hydrogen in their cores.
—Big Think, 19 Dec. 2024
Many heavy elements are produced this way, including gold, while the cores of the merging neutron stars produce either a more massive neutron star or a black hole.
—Big Think, 19 Dec. 2024
This could mean that game threads were sent to lower power E-cores or otherwise not given priority and sent to higher-performing P-cores.
—Antony Leather, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
Coronal mass ejections leave a geological record on Earth—an elevated level of a radioactive carbon isotope that appears in tree rings and ice cores.
—Gayoung Lee, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cores
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In the days after a 15-year-old girl shot and killed another student and a teacher, and wounded six others before taking her own life, faith and community leaders across southern Wisconsin have joined hands and hearts with crowds of people who are heavy with grief, fear and uncertainty.—
Natalie Eilbert,
Journal Sentinel,
24 Dec. 2024
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The set comes with pre-cut vegetables and fruit that fasten together in the middle with Velcro, allowing kids to slice to their hearts' content.—
Chaunie Brusie, RN,
Parents,
23 Dec. 2024
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The Village now looks like the original safe space, apart from the mainstream world and ready to help anyone reinvent themselves or stumble upon like-minded souls, face to face.—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
22 Dec. 2024
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As these desperate souls cling to life the only thing that remains is hope.—
Jeryl Brunner,
Forbes,
21 Dec. 2024
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On Thursday, a day before the Starbucks walkouts, the Teamsters union announced strikes at seven Amazon delivery hubs.—
Kate Gibson,
CBS News,
24 Dec. 2024
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Nordstrom, founded in 1901 as a shoe retailer, operates 93 Nordstrom department stores, about 300 Rack off-price stores, and six Nordstrom Locals, which operate as service hubs.—
David Moin,
WWD,
24 Dec. 2024
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Its purpose is to replicate the physics of a star by fusing the nuclei of atoms, thereby generating limitless fusion energy.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
24 Dec. 2024
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Fusion, the process of fusing atomic nuclei to release vast amounts of energy, is the same reaction that powers stars like our Sun.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
22 Dec. 2024
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When Gose walked the next guy, too, he was lifted with the bases re-loaded.—
Chuck Murr,
Forbes,
23 Dec. 2024
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Russia is talking to those in charge about keeping its military bases in Syria.—
Josh Holder,
New York Times,
23 Dec. 2024
Noun
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An unexpected delicious surprise was the Tenderloin Wraps meats with cucumber, lettuce, daikon kimchi, Korean BBQ marinade, ssamjang dipping sauce.—
Kristin L. Wolfe,
Forbes,
23 Dec. 2024
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And, it wouldn’t be considered an Italian chophouse without a serious focus on thick meats.—
Kristin L. Wolfe,
Forbes,
23 Dec. 2024
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“Cores.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cores. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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