as in essence
the central part or aspect of something under consideration
why don't we stop talking around it and get to the bottom line
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Recent Examples of bottom line
Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
Top and bottom line beats, and its key growth drugs, Tremfya in immunology and Darzalex in oncology, also topped estimates.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 14 Apr. 2026
Literary Hub, 11 Feb. 2026
The company reported fourth-quarter earnings that handily beat Wall Street’s top-line and bottom-line growth forecasts for a ninth consecutive quarter.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 28 Jan. 2026
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Noun
The bottom line is that recordings should not be permitted.
—Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
Top and bottom line beats, and its key growth drugs, Tremfya in immunology and Darzalex in oncology, also topped estimates.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 14 Apr. 2026
Adjective
To be constrained by audience expectations and bottom-line priorities can feel limiting.
—Literary Hub, 11 Feb. 2026
The company reported fourth-quarter earnings that handily beat Wall Street’s top-line and bottom-line growth forecasts for a ninth consecutive quarter.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 28 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bottom line
Noun
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Time was of the essence, but the attackers, too, had been up against the clock.—
Julian Lucas,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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How to extract the essence of a person from the clutter of days and years?—
Sara Wheeler,
Big Think,
17 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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In the absence of a money tree, the only logical response to a budget deficit is to make adjustments on the expense side.—
Harvey Levine,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Apr. 2026
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An injury settlement feels like the most logical path at this point.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
15 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The platform’s new AI agent, René, allows dispatchers and fleet managers to investigate operational inefficiencies through simple conversational queries, identifying the root causes of issues like excessive overtime or route deviations.—
Arthur Zaczkiewicz,
Footwear News,
16 Apr. 2026
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In such cases, use of a deep root irrigator is recommended.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
16 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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None of this has to be fully rational.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
17 Apr. 2026
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Does any of this make any sense in a rational world?—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Youngsters and the young at heart were there to represent at the screening of the motion picture biopic, capturing the life of the city's biggest star.—
Jermont Terry,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
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This method verges outside the range of human hearing, using ultrasound waves, the same type of technology commonly used to image babies during prenatal visits and heart structures in cardiology studies, to control cells with precision.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The film’s empathetic interest in individual, often eccentric human lives gives it a warmth that overrides the underlying melancholy of the material, making for a pleasingly unsentimental crowdpleaser.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
24 Mar. 2026
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That unsentimental spirit has always drawn me to Rivera’s work.—
Sammy Loren,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Mar. 2026
Noun
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That’s a shot at Ivar Stenberg, Gavin McKenna or another top prospect to join the young Hawks core.—
Kalen Lumpkins,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Apr. 2026
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One of the core underappreciated aspects of board governance is transparency, especially after a COVID bribery scandal last year sent former board member Andrew Do to prison.—
The Editorial Board,
Oc Register,
16 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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That seemingly unromantic shift towards feeling more like roommates than crushes isn’t inherently bad.—
Jenna Ryu,
SELF,
8 Apr. 2026
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Small-Business Mindset Listening to both Cook and Drew, all of this sounds unromantic in the best possible way.—
Dana Harris-Bridson,
IndieWire,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Bottom line.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bottom%20line. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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