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as in root
the central part or aspect of something under consideration
the nub of the argument is that the intelligence agencies failed the country
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Recent Examples of nub
How about a girl dinner with that leftover nub of cheese?
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Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 11 Nov. 2025
Fumbling with the plastic nubs can be painful and frustrating.
—Zoe Gates, Outside, 28 Oct. 2025
This wooden foot massager roller features an arched design and rows of nubs to hit different acupressure points to provide relief.
—L. Daniela Alvarez, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Sep. 2025
My rubber-shod toes were pressed on little nubs the size of chicken nuggets.
—Emily Meg Weinstein
september 5, Literary Hub, 5 Sep. 2025
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Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 11 Nov. 2025
Fumbling with the plastic nubs can be painful and frustrating.
—Zoe Gates, Outside, 28 Oct. 2025
This wooden foot massager roller features an arched design and rows of nubs to hit different acupressure points to provide relief.
—L. Daniela Alvarez, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Sep. 2025
My rubber-shod toes were pressed on little nubs the size of chicken nuggets.
—Emily Meg Weinstein
september 5, Literary Hub, 5 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nub
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The Heat entered Tuesday’s game without a chunk of its preferred rotation, missing rotation regulars Tyler Herro (left quad soreness), Norman Powell (right groin strain), Kel’el Ware (right shoulder strain) and Andrew Wiggins (left big toe sesamoiditis).—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
11 Mar. 2026
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Downstairs in his Baltimore row house, cloudy brown water with chunks of human waste was coming up from the shower drain.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Culver's root produces a nonstop display of white, candelabra-like flower heads throughout the summer.—
Lynn McAlpine,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 Mar. 2026
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Curcumin Curcumin is a natural compound found in the root of the turmeric plant that gives turmeric its yellow color and has beneficial properties.—
Jessica Swirble,
Verywell Health,
5 Mar. 2026
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When exposed to moisture, including indoor humidity, powder detergent clumps and harden, rendering it unusable.—
Jolie Kerr,
Better Homes & Gardens,
27 Feb. 2026
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These hybrid lilies are well-behaved, spreading to form clumps over three to four years.—
Barbara Gillette,
The Spruce,
27 Feb. 2026
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The project recently received air turbine units, generators, electric motors, molten salt storage tanks, and other core equipment from Shanghai Electric.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Mar. 2026
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Some of the administrators may focus on administering the obesity benefits to employees, dealing with core functions such as enrollment, eligibility, claims and more.—
Annika Kim Constantino,
CNBC,
5 Mar. 2026
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That’s a $131,069 hunk of luck.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
1 Mar. 2026
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John’s portrayal as a soulless hunk might have its seeds of truth.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
27 Feb. 2026
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For anyone hoping to catch this year’s superbloom, time is of the essence.—
Denise Chow,
NBC news,
8 Mar. 2026
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They were introduced in the 1960s, but something about their branding and essence feels straight out of the 1990s.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
8 Mar. 2026
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According to a post on Facebook by the New Zealand Police, a volunteer at the store noticed a pungent aroma before opening the bag, and found multiple small bags of marijuana and a large wad of cash.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
9 Mar. 2026
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Grab your stretchy pants and a wad of napkins, because McDonald’s newest menu item means business.—
Melinda Salchert,
Southern Living,
24 Feb. 2026
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Her great, big burlesque performance is a striptease that, layer by layer, reveals her narcissism, her naïveté and her broken heart.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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Degarmo says the pig has been feeling depressed since she’s been without his family for many months, noting that pigs could die of a broken heart.—
Julianna Lozada,
Daily News,
9 Mar. 2026
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“Nub.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nub. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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