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the central part or aspect of something under consideration
the kernel of your argument seems to be the inevitability of human migration into space
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Recent Examples of kernel
If wheat is infected during flowering, the fungus colonizes, killing the florets, and kernels don’t develop.
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Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 4 June 2025
The poisonous kernels are responsible for a significant number of suicides and homicides, particularly in rural areas of South Asia.
—Nina Foster, JSTOR Daily, 30 May 2025
But exaggeration must start with a kernel of truth.
—Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2025
As with many of Trump’s ideas, there is more than a kernel of truth in his claims.
—Eswar Prasad, Foreign Affairs, 3 Apr. 2025
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Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 4 June 2025
The poisonous kernels are responsible for a significant number of suicides and homicides, particularly in rural areas of South Asia.
—Nina Foster, JSTOR Daily, 30 May 2025
But exaggeration must start with a kernel of truth.
—Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2025
As with many of Trump’s ideas, there is more than a kernel of truth in his claims.
—Eswar Prasad, Foreign Affairs, 3 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kernel
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The roots of the Phlegms begin with McKitrick, who grew up in Houston, Texas, and Williams, who is from Little Rock.—
Sean Clancy,
Arkansas Online,
26 June 2025
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Wang’s team compared the highly active genes in both rabbits and mice after injury and traced the roots of this difference to a gene called Aldh1a2, which was strongly activated in rabbits and remained inactive in mice.—
Jacek Krywko,
ArsTechnica,
26 June 2025
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Brace your core and keep your elbows tucked in close to the sides of your torso.—
Jenny McCoy,
SELF,
16 June 2025
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The Magic have some outs between now and then with non-guarantees and team options, but this Jalen Suggs-Bane-Wagner-Banchero-Wendell Carter Jr. core is pretty locked in.—
John Hollinger,
New York Times,
16 June 2025
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These teachings, Tolstoy believed, formed the true essence of Christianity, which had been distorted by the church in order to protect its own interests.—
Ben Woollard,
JSTOR Daily,
18 June 2025
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In essence, all this accomplishes is to enable some devious shopkeepers to charge their fellow Jews even more money in these challenging times for adhering to dietary laws.—
Michael Isaacson,
Sun Sentinel,
18 June 2025
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Roth went right for Rubin’s heart, invoking the Paul Skenes Topps MLB Debut Patch autographed one-of-one card that famously sold for $1.11 million to Dick’s Sporting Goods in March.—
Larry Holder,
New York Times,
22 June 2025
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Rather than solely leaning on designing for moneyed families and those with means to drop thousands on new pieces each season, the designer opts to create from his heart.—
Robyn Mowatt,
Essence,
22 June 2025
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“Kernel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kernel. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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