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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
The Golden Bulls are backed by a strong receiving core.
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Emma Moon, Charlotte Observer, 27 Aug. 2025
The collapse continues until a luminous sphere surrounds a dense core that is hot enough to sustain nuclear fusion.
—ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2025
The company tends to settle for mid-tier brands and celebrities in their marketing, straying from its core strength in winterwear, Jiang added.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2025
Four years later, Riddell sold off its core sports equipment business to private equity firm Lincolnshire Management.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 26 Aug. 2025
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Emma Moon, Charlotte Observer, 27 Aug. 2025
The collapse continues until a luminous sphere surrounds a dense core that is hot enough to sustain nuclear fusion.
—ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2025
The company tends to settle for mid-tier brands and celebrities in their marketing, straying from its core strength in winterwear, Jiang added.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2025
Four years later, Riddell sold off its core sports equipment business to private equity firm Lincolnshire Management.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 26 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for core
Noun
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Candida auris can infect the bloodstream and even cause death by invading the blood, heart and brain, the CDC said.—
Joyce Orlando,
Nashville Tennessean,
21 Aug. 2025
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Frierson, 60, who stands 6-feet tall, has made good use of her comeback story — and her big heart and big personality — to attract supporters from all over Nashville, including the city's most affluent areas.—
Brad Schmitt,
The Tennessean,
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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Four of the Harry Potter: Houses of Hogwarts x Krispy Kreme Collection pay homage to the four houses — Gryffindor, Slytherin, Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw — and the last of the lineup has an inconspicuous appearance but the essence of the Sorting Hat.—
Sabrina Weiss,
People.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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After the discovery of Woolf's body, officers created a sketch of him, which was later used to generate an AI image resembling the drawing, Detective Pedro Carranco with the Pima County Sheriff's Department homicide unit said at a media briefing.—
Wren Smetana,
AZCentral.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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Monday’s statement by the Veneto grassroot bodies coincided with the killing of another four journalists in Gaza earlier in the day.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
25 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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Las Vegas Raiders fans did not have a whole lot to be excited about last season, but there were a few bright spots in the midst of the Raiders' 5-12 campaign.—
Matthew Schmidt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
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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An intellectual and a poetic soul with a Rhodes Scholarship to Oxford!—
Deborah Treisman,
New Yorker,
17 Aug. 2025
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What's next for D.C.'s Union Station, a vital railway hub, after Trump takeover?—
Rebecca Morin,
USA Today,
28 Aug. 2025
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During Wednesday’s train unveiling, Duffy will also talk about what the administration is doing to turn Union Station into a world class transit hub, according to a Transportation Department news advisory.—
Darlene Superville,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Aug. 2025
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Today it has been reimagined as a romantic hotel with Renaissance roots and a modern soul.—
Livia Hengel,
Forbes.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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In response, a Trader Joe’s employee noted that both customers and staff are instructed to water lightly when the soil is dry due to the absence of drainage holes, offering a practical tip for keeping roots healthy.—
Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
23 Aug. 2025
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“Core.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/core. Accessed 31 Aug. 2025.
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