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
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.
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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
Monsoon conditions are slowly becoming more favorable across the state, but Phoenix isn’t in the bull's-eye — at least not yet.
—Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 15 July 2025
But the expanding bull's-eye is only one factor in Kentucky communities' vulnerability to tornadoes.
—Connor Giffin, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
The target, which was white with a red bull's-eye, was pushed into the wound in his chest.
—Chiara Eisner, NPR, 8 May 2025
Life-threatening flash flooding is also a major concern on Tuesday and Wednesday from Texas to Missouri, with Oklahoma in the bull's-eye.
—Kenton Gewecke, ABC News, 29 Apr. 2025
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
Monsoon conditions are slowly becoming more favorable across the state, but Phoenix isn’t in the bull's-eye — at least not yet.
—Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 15 July 2025
But the expanding bull's-eye is only one factor in Kentucky communities' vulnerability to tornadoes.
—Connor Giffin, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
The target, which was white with a red bull's-eye, was pushed into the wound in his chest.
—Chiara Eisner, NPR, 8 May 2025
Life-threatening flash flooding is also a major concern on Tuesday and Wednesday from Texas to Missouri, with Oklahoma in the bull's-eye.
—Kenton Gewecke, ABC News, 29 Apr. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bull's-eye
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Today, the experience is all that and much more, and Sandals’ adults-only properties consistently rank among the best all-inclusive resorts in Jamaica, thanks to the blend of tropical pleasures and authenticity based in Jamaican roots.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
27 Sep. 2025
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Meanwhile, Sami, a city boy ashamed of his roots, arrives for a relaxing weekend on his family farm.—
Christopher Vourlias,
Variety,
27 Sep. 2025
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Beneath a pink bow laden with rhinestones, colorful floral paper was dotted with rhinestones laid in heart and star shapes.—
Zoey Lyttle,
PEOPLE,
1 Oct. 2025
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At the end of 2023, the researchers compared the group with only one infection to the group with a second infection, focusing on Long COVID-like symptoms such as abdominal pain, respiratory distress, changes in taste and smell, fatigue, chest pain, myocarditis, or irregular heart beat.—
Alice Park,
Time,
1 Oct. 2025
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Netflix's Drive to Survive docuseries, which helped F1 reach fans in the USA, captured the essence of such rivalries heating up in the background.—
Saajan Jogia,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Sep. 2025
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So in essence, all of the money Nvidia has invested in Coreweave has come back to it in the form of revenue.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
28 Sep. 2025
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In all of these places, the broad availability of talent—whether as founders, knowledge workers, or highly skilled blue-collar workers—is viewed as one core element of the corporate ecosystem’s success.—
Peter Vanham,
Fortune,
2 Oct. 2025
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The new quad-core processor inside is likely doing a lot of heavy lifting there.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
1 Oct. 2025
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To be fair to Kemp, some of his criticisms are not without a kernel of truth.—
Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
25 Sep. 2025
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If the kernel is spoon-shaped, expect plenty of snow.—
Tanasia Kenney,
Charlotte Observer,
23 Sep. 2025
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Consumer sentiment fell more than 7 points from December 2018 to January 2019, coinciding with the most recent government shutdown, according to a Committee for Responsible Federal Budget analysis of University of Michigan survey data.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
30 Sep. 2025
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Only then would the Israeli military withdraw completely from Gaza, at which point the post-war Gaza plan would turn to economic redevelopment.—
Asher Kaufman,
The Conversation,
30 Sep. 2025
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The improved profitability came as Beijing intensified efforts to rein in excess supply and aggressive price wars that had hurt companies' bottom line.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
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The bottom line Even without Ehlers, the Jets still are a playoff-caliber team.—
The Athletic NHL,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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In the past, the prize has varied season to season but frequently included a cash sum as well as a coveted CFDA spot.—
Alyssa Davis,
PEOPLE,
26 Sep. 2025
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Because of Australia’s remote location, drug prices are exceptionally high, and the strict border authorities mean that taking large sums of cash out of the country is a considerable challenge.—
Barry Levitt,
Time,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Bull's-eye.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bull%27s-eye. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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