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
From the vantage point of Earth orbit, the Eye continues to stare back at us: a giant geological bull's-eye, etched into the Sahara, quietly recording a deep history of Earth written in stone.
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Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 5 Dec. 2025
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
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
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 5 Dec. 2025
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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bull's-eye
Noun
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Mulch has many benefits in the garden, like retaining soil moisture, insulating roots, and deterring weeds.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
26 Feb. 2026
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Underneath the broad comedy, the sagging and the seeping, Meat Suit is about that sense of loss — or rather, of constant flux, root-level change that, in truth, is always going on in our physical and ephemeral selves, but that the upending jolt of parenthood brings right to the surface.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
26 Feb. 2026
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Our ambition here is to continue to celebrate the creativity at Burberry’s heart.—
Luke Leitch,
Vogue,
2 Mar. 2026
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Mojdeh Khaghan, a Jewish-Iranian American who fled Iran with her family in 1979, said her heart bleeds for the Iranian people.—
Anna McAllister,
CBS News,
2 Mar. 2026
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Distilling this approach to its essence his Suba Trio featuring Venezuelan percussionist Gustavo Ovalles and Senegalese kora master Seckou Keita closes the residency March 8.—
Andrew Gilbert,
Mercury News,
28 Feb. 2026
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This fragrance is the essence of tranquility, designed to wrap your space in a cozy, comforting glow and invite a sense of peace into your daily rituals.—
Tory Johnson,
ABC News,
27 Feb. 2026
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Upstairs, corridors wrap around a striking double-height bamboo atrium—real moso bamboo is planted at the building's core.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
27 Feb. 2026
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Aurélien has built its reputation by concentrating on the core of the male wardrobe.—
Robb Report Studio,
Robb Report,
26 Feb. 2026
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The seed emerges from within the boy, who wakes to find it in his mouth—not a date stone, but a polished walnut kernel.—
Anel Rakhimzhanova,
Artforum,
1 Mar. 2026
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Blitz the kernels with herbs, garlic, and vinegar for a lush, creamy sauce without dairy.—
Chadwick Boyd,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 Feb. 2026
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Eastern Libya has become a key launch point for smugglers, undercutting years of EU efforts to curb departures and making Crete a new pressure point.—
LEFTERIS PITARAKIS,
Arkansas Online,
1 Mar. 2026
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However, that shifted by the midway point of the second period.—
Lia Assimakopoulos,
Dallas Morning News,
1 Mar. 2026
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While a source familiar with the situation said the meeting was cordial, Pentagon officials did not just threaten to cancel Anthropic’s $200 million contract with them, but also a designation that could threaten their bottom line.—
Hadas Gold,
CNN Money,
27 Feb. 2026
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Unsurprisingly, the costs racked up by the government, and the damage to its bottom line, move up in tandem.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
26 Feb. 2026
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BanksPhotos/Getty Images Even after the impact of decades-high inflation in recent years and an elevated interest rate climate that still has a long way to cool further, $50,000 represents a sizable sum of money saved.—
Matt Richardson,
CBS News,
25 Feb. 2026
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These inaccurate or misleading physician directories have for years been an obstacle for patients seeking in-network providers and have even led some to pay large sums out of pocket, or to delay or forgo care.—
Kate Snow,
NBC news,
25 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Bull's-eye.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bull%27s-eye. Accessed 5 Mar. 2026.
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