as in essence
the central part or aspect of something under consideration
didn't catch every word between them, but heard enough to get the gist of the conversation
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Recent Examples of gist
But the basic gist is that there are five points in the Earth-Sun system where the gravitational pull of the two bodies is effectively canceled out.
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Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 19 Dec. 2023
That’s the dark gist of this penetrating, moving and darkly funny independent feature.
—Duane Byrge, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Jan. 2024
The main gist: The tech executives wanted to understand how content on TikTok could lean so heavily pro-Palestinian (the group contends that even in Israel, the ratio of engagement with the top pro-Palestine hashtags to the top pro-Israel hashtags are 2:1).
—Michal Lev-Ram, Fortune, 30 Nov. 2023
That’s the overall gist of what is going to happen with Artificial Intelligence (AI) throughout the upcoming year of 2023.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2022
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Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 19 Dec. 2023
That’s the dark gist of this penetrating, moving and darkly funny independent feature.
—Duane Byrge, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Jan. 2024
The main gist: The tech executives wanted to understand how content on TikTok could lean so heavily pro-Palestinian (the group contends that even in Israel, the ratio of engagement with the top pro-Palestine hashtags to the top pro-Israel hashtags are 2:1).
—Michal Lev-Ram, Fortune, 30 Nov. 2023
That’s the overall gist of what is going to happen with Artificial Intelligence (AI) throughout the upcoming year of 2023.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2022
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Photo-Illustration: Vulture; Photos: Paramount Nearly every TV show that Taylor Sheridan has ever produced has been, in essence, a crime drama.Noel Murray, Vulture, 18 Nov. 2024
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The tools take advantage of Generative adversarial networks, which, in essence, try to trick the AI algorithm with incorrect (i.e., adversarial) data.PCMAG, PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024
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The core of that team returned for 2024, including Ramsey and senior linebacker Kaiden Lee.Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun, 30 Nov. 2024
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At their core, Builders value stability and community above all else.Mark Travers, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
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This rapidly evolving industry traces its roots back to the creation of the Singapore Sling at Raffles Hotel in 1915, one of Asia’s most iconic cocktails.Paul Caputo, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
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Nestled in the heart of View Park-Windsor Hills, the restaurant is a love letter to the rich cultural tapestry of Black South Central L.A., offering patrons an elevated yet approachable space to indulge in fine dining while soaking in the area’s artistic and historic roots.Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 27 Nov. 2024
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This is because perfumers have new and improved molecules to work with that capture different facets of the rose (the fresh green stems, the delicate petals, the intoxicating heart).Sophia Panych, Allure, 23 Nov. 2024
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Secondly, listen with your heart, not just your head.Emma Specter, Vogue, 22 Nov. 2024
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At one point in her life, stray dog Supai roamed around the Havasupai Indian Reservation at the bottom of the Grand Canyon.Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 22 Nov. 2024
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At that point, the department planned to test the pilot during two patrol shifts.Serena Lin, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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Harvesting too early on immature beds also affects the maturation of the rice kernels over time, officials said.Frank Vaisvilas, Journal Sentinel, 19 Sep. 2024
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With unified signals from both the program and the underlying infrastructure, the SRE can track error rates by kernel version to ensure the roll-out doesn’t impact end applications.Tom Wilkie, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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Notably, the set was released on an off-cycle Monday (Oct. 28); thus, its first-week sum is from only four days of activity.Xander Zellner, Billboard, 4 Nov. 2024
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That might not sound like a lot, but as economists like me know, small sums add up over time.Charles Sims / The Conversation, Quartz, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Gist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gist. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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