Thesaurus results for BULL'S-EYE

bull's-eye

noun

ˈbu̇lz-ˌī

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. —

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

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Noun

Coleman made his name as the co-founder of London’s Caravan restaurants and coffee roasters, and Coulton’s roots are in management consultancy.

— Bella Webb, Vogue, 12 Mar. 2026
Bob Johnson’s SoCal roots include coaching Los Amigos from 1970-72.

— Dan Albano, Oc Register, 12 Mar. 2026