CORES Synonyms: 144 Similar and Opposite Words

cores

noun

plural of core

as in hearts

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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as in centers

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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as in kernels

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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as in bodies

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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as in middles

an area or point that is an equal distance from all points along an edge or outer surface the mountain rises from ground that is almost precisely at the island's core

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Recent Examples of cores Those are added on top of four P-cores and six E-cores for a total of 12 CPU cores. — ArsTechnica, 21 Sep. 2026 Our review unit levels up the already powerful M5 Ultra with additional processing and graphics cores, delivering a 36-core processor and an 80-core GPU for an additional $1,300. — Brian Westover, PC Magazine, 21 Sep. 2026 Sediment cores from Little Packer Lake, in the Sacramento River floodplain, record floods of the same magnitude about every century or two going back a thousand years. — Sean MacAday, Sacbee.com, 20 Sep. 2026 Use it to chop apples into eight even slices with no cores or seeds left behind. — Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 18 Sep. 2026 The two domes that once housed the San Onofre nuclear reactor cores will start coming down early next year. — Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026 Neutron stars and white dwarfs are both born when stars run out of the fuel supplies needed for nuclear fusion happening in their cores, but the difference between the two lies with their masses. — Robert Lea, Space.com, 16 Sep. 2026 The chip includes a second Neural Engine, bringing the total to 32 Neural Engine cores. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 11 Sep. 2026 Bridget Wade, a micropaleontologist at University College London, had been studying sediment cores for decades when her team noticed a curious pattern. — Quanta Magazine, 11 Sep. 2026

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Noun

The masked suspect who fatally shot a beloved barber while trying to steal his handmade Miami Cuban bracelet outside a Queens strip club ran off empty-handed, but left those who knew the victim with an unfathomable hole in their hearts.

— Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 25 Sep. 2026
Our hearts are with his family, his friends, and every member who worked alongside him.

— Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of hearts

Noun

Washington can’t stop talking about AI doom scenarios and the public backlash to data centers — but around the world, sentiment toward the fast-moving technology is much more nuanced.

— Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 23 Sep. 2026
The team has already constructed a working proof-of-concept that measures magnetic fields by reading the spin states of the NV centers.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of centers

Noun

Sugar brings just the right sweetness, and corn kernels—fresh or frozen—ensure each bite is loaded with corn flavor.

— Martha Stewart, Martha Stewart, 24 Sep. 2026
Harvesting too early on immature beds also affects the maturation of the rice kernels over time, officials said.

— Frank Vaisvilas, jsonline.com, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of kernels

Noun

The vapors that had risen from warm bodies in the pews would have carried syllables mixed with candle-soot, distilled as condensation on the chapel windows.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
Right now, this work may induce yawns, but as long-term exploration efforts of the moon and other bodies become both more serious and more varied, the complexity of mapping these worlds may increase.

— Meghan Bartels, Space.com, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of bodies

Noun

House flies are about 1/4 inch long with four dark stripes down their middles.

— Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 27 June 2026
Point Loma’s middles dominated, with 6-foot-5 Trevor Rutt and 6-4 Waylon Lundeen taking advantage of the undersized Cardinals.

— Tim Meehan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 May 2026

Definition of middles

Noun

The play becomes an intellectual exercise — often a technically compelling one, and one that thankfully observes the comedy of Chekhov’s struggling souls as much as their tragedy.

— Sara Holdren, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026
Organizers say people need to get back to their human bodies to express their souls, rather than communicate through screens and online.

— Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of souls

Noun

The goal is to spread out the incoming traffic and economic stimulus beyond the major hubs and peak tourist seasons of July and August.

— CNT Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Sep. 2026
While there are other logistics hubs in the region, Bahrain was a key option before the war began.

— Eleanor Watson, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of hubs

Noun

After lying dormant for over twenty years, the property has been completely renovated to make the space feel tasteful, modern, and comfortable while continuing to pay tribute to its deep archival roots.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2026
The color was its usual platinum shade with a touch of brown at her roots.

— Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2026