bull's-eye

noun

ˈbu̇lz-ˌī How to pronounce bull's-eye (audio)
Definition of bull's-eyenext
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 Patients may develop more widespread skin rashes rather than a single bull's-eye lesion, and some infections have required hospitalization. — Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 11 June 2026 Cities such as Wichita Falls, Childress, and Amarillo are near this hail bull's-eye. — Anthony Franze, San Antonio Express-News, 5 Mar. 2026 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. — 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 See All Example Sentences for bull's-eye
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bull's-eye
  1. root
  2. heart
  3. essence
  4. core
  5. kernel
  6. point
  7. bottom line
  8. sum
Noun
  • Each work takes its cues from Vodou spiritual practices in Haiti that are grounded in their African roots.
    — Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 14 Oct. 2026
  • According to Snideman, the roots of the problem go back to when drivers paid vehicle licensing fees that helped fund critical services in San Mateo County.
    — Maddie White, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of root
Noun
  • Your deep veins run within the muscles of your arms and legs, carrying most of the blood returning from your limbs to your heart.
    — Angela Haupt, Time, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Aware of the Simonson case in Minnesota, Wisconsin investigators identified one of the victims as Simonson, in part through a distinctive tattoo on her ankle featuring a heart and her daughter Alyssa's name.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of heart
Noun
  • But Williams, with her trademark video diaries, has distilled a vision of contemporary New York to its purest essence.
    — Dan Adler, Vanity Fair, 13 Oct. 2026
  • One wants to know her stories, but more than that one wants to know her essence.
    — Yiyun Li, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of essence
Noun
  • The core mission of the SSC is to move personnel and material off amphibious ships.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 11 Oct. 2026
  • The market kept its core strands and added ProducerHub, InnoAsia, Doc Square and The A, and these drew people who had never attended a market before.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of core
Noun
  • These microscopic fuel kernels retain radioactive material even under extreme temperatures.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 7 Oct. 2026
  • According to Farmers’ Almanac, the kernel takes one of three shapes, each representing a different forecast.
    — Tricia Goss, Southern Living, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of kernel
Noun
  • Trump won the area in 2020 by 2 points before padding his victory to 9 points in 2024.
    — Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The point is to have that conversation before the savings have already been committed elsewhere.
    — Christoph Trattner, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of point
Noun
  • This could help improve the bottom line for recycling facilities significantly, according to Danu Robotics.
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2026
  • The bottom line Compared to legacy European carriers (like Lufthansa, for example), Condor is known for having more affordable transatlantic business class fares.
    — Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of bottom line
Noun
  • Here, the seller advances a sum of money to the buyer’s lender, which then reduces the buyer’s mortgage rate for a certain period, usually a year or two.
    — Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Some companies are loath to spend large sums of money on new equipment when there are no tangible benefits or savings.
    — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of sum

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“Bull's-eye.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bull%27s-eye. Accessed 17 Oct. 2026.

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