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
Eric Siegel, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Trump himself has learned some of that same bottom-line pragmatism where the party is concerned.
—Bill Barrow, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2025
Alexis Akwagyiram, semafor.com, 22 Sep. 2025
The bottom line is you’re being encouraged to pour energy into creating a sanctuary and living space that feels safe.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2025
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Noun
By turning this knob, the business can strike a balance in the tradeoff between a model’s primary bottom-line/monetary value and the number of false positives and false negatives, as well as other KPIs.
—Eric Siegel, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Trump himself has learned some of that same bottom-line pragmatism where the party is concerned.
—Bill Barrow, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2025
Adjective
Ultimately, even in a world of Great Games, the bottom line still matters.
—Alexis Akwagyiram, semafor.com, 22 Sep. 2025
The bottom line is you’re being encouraged to pour energy into creating a sanctuary and living space that feels safe.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bottom-line
Noun
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That a collaborative hive is the essence of bee-ness is a common misconception.—
Rivka Galchen,
New Yorker,
21 Sep. 2025
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Meanwhile, the essence of Mars in Scorpio sharpens your focus and heightens your passion around career matters.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
21 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The acquisition is a logical step for Cambridge AtomWorks, a developer led by nuclear science experts from the University of Cambridge.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Sep. 2025
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The more logical their early choices seem, the more reasonably Americans might assume the ones that follow are too.—
Katherine J. Wu,
The Atlantic,
18 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Stowe, Vermont Residents of storybook-pretty Stowe are committed to maintaining the region’s rural roots, and visitors reap the benefits with a wealth of still-wild landscapes.—
Allison Tibaldi,
USA Today,
20 Sep. 2025
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Beyond television, Chase has returned to his stage roots with roles in the Broadway revivals of Kiss Me, Kate (2019) and Once Upon a Mattress (2024).—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
20 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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His entirely rational explanation for doing so is in the game story.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Sep. 2025
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Mass death, yes, but rational mass death.—
Paul Kingsnorth,
Harpers Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Dorsey fans will recognize some of the core styles, such as the Theodora bracelet, the drop Porter earrings, or the James necklace, featuring the new moissanite stones.—
Cortne Bonilla,
Vogue,
25 Sep. 2025
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Our foul, flatulent father-figure may exaggerate a bit when belittling his enemies (and friends, for that matter), but cloaked under his aura of filth — like an adult Pig-Pen’s toxic dust cloud — rests a core truth.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
24 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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There’s an audience for this film, for those who like their romances unsentimental and spare, politically conscious without overheaping the messaging.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
5 Sep. 2025
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The lives of the two children in the story, aged fourteen and four, are portrayed as being as fleeting as the fireflies, and the story is an unsentimental and unflinching account with moments of both tenderness and heartlessness.—
Ginny Tapley Takemori
September 4,
Literary Hub,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Stay Active, Stay Connected Ave Maria Town Center is the picturesque heart of the community and was designed to inspire connection and support an active lifestyle.—
Ave Maria Development,
Miami Herald,
24 Sep. 2025
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If ingested in large enough quantities, this plant also can cause heart rhythm abnormalities, seizures and death.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
24 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Darcy goes running after Elizabeth in the rain…and then proposes to her in quite a clumsy and unromantic way?—
Marley Marius,
Vogue,
25 Mar. 2025
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Unforgiven recasts the genre as a pitiless, almost pathologically unromantic realm populated by twits hoping to make their name and aged gunslingers who have to make peace with their bad pasts.—
Will Leitch,
Vulture,
3 Mar. 2025
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“Bottom-line.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bottom-line. Accessed 26 Sep. 2025.
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