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Recent Examples of crux This is a crux so many young hitters in the major leagues face. Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 13 May 2025 But Noyes has a new strategy to deal with the mental crux. Jake Stern, Outside Online, 25 Apr. 2025 On Friday, the Federal Reserve and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency signed off on the deal — the main crux of our thesis in Capital One. Kevin Stankiewicz,matthew J. Belvedere, CNBC, 20 Apr. 2025 The real crux of the outrage against Spilsbury was her endorsement of Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris in the presidential election in November. Maritza Dominguez, AZCentral.com, 7 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for crux
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Noun
  • But perhaps its essence is best told by its most famous resident.
    Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 19 Oct. 2025
  • This is the essence of the palpable belief in the vampire.
    Robert Eggers, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • But Guerrero remains the core piece.
    Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Two sources told Fortune that Amazon’s human resources division—known internally as PXT or the People eXperience Technology team—will be hard hit, but that other areas of Amazon’s core consumer business are also likely to be affected.
    Jason Del Rey, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Both grow best in the cool temperatures of early spring and autumn, and the two have root systems that are completely different, which is ideal for companion plants.
    Heather Bien, Southern Living, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Rhythm, song and movement honored the island’s African and Indigenous roots.
    Essence, Essence, 18 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • There’s a common theme with Steen, Arbour and Jackman — all three players were heart-and-soul players with the Blues.
    Jeremy Rutherford, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
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    Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • This last point is stressed through Kizzi’s simmering competitiveness.
    Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 21 Oct. 2025
  • The 49ers were poised to answer with their first points, but the Falcons’ Kaden Ellis intercepted a Jones pass that Jauan Jennings bobbled at the Falcons’ 18.
    Cam Inman, Mercury News, 20 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • But critics say the memo builds on kernels of truth before veering into unscientific fringe theories.
    Stephanie Armour, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2025
  • The female’s back is covered in small protrusions that resemble popped kernels of popcorn, inspiring its genus name Zea, derived from the corn plant.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2025

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“Crux.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crux. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

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