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1
the seat of one's deepest thoughts and emotions
- in my very core I knew that an injustice was being committed
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2
a thing or place that is of greatest importance to an activity or interest
- the capitol building is the core of the political life of the state
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3
the central part or aspect of something under consideration
- at last, we come to the core of the issue that has been dividing us
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- bottom line,
- bull's-eye,
- centerpiece,
- crux,
- essence,
- gist,
- heart,
- kernel,
- keynote,
- meat,
- meat and potatoes,
- net,
- nub,
- nubbin,
- nucleus,
- pith,
- pivot,
- point,
- root,
- sum
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4
the main or greater part of something as distinguished from its subordinate parts
- a starfish can even survive the division of its core into two parts; both halves then regenerate
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“Core.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/core. Accessed 17 May. 2022.
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The first known use of core was in the 14th century
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