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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
In an interview with Interesting Engineering, Stevenson explains how the team examined over 300 cores from the region, gathered during various research cruises over the last 40 years.
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Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2024
The Blend & Brawn capsule houses cotton-rich fabrics with polyester and nylon cores for superior performance and strength.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 17 Oct. 2024
With up to 24 total cores in its top-end Core Ultra 9 285K model, perhaps the more significant feature of Arrow Lake is that the platform will hit these performance gains with up to a 50%+ power consumption reduction versus its previous generation product.
—Dave Altavilla, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
Apple peels and cores can be turned into jelly.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 15 Oct. 2024
However, in the first quarter of 2025, Intel will launch its second wave of Xeon 6E, which will scale up to 288 cores.
—Matt Kimball, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
Three other benchmarks focus on the CPU, using all available cores and threads to rate a PC's suitability for processor-intensive workloads.
—Joe Shields, PCMAG, 13 Oct. 2024
The following benchmarks stress the CPU, using all available cores and threads to rate a PC's suitability for processor-intensive workloads.
—PCMAG, 13 Oct. 2024
But the focus should be city cores and transit hubs, not suburbs.
—The Denver Post, 11 Oct. 2024
Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2024
The Blend & Brawn capsule houses cotton-rich fabrics with polyester and nylon cores for superior performance and strength.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 17 Oct. 2024
With up to 24 total cores in its top-end Core Ultra 9 285K model, perhaps the more significant feature of Arrow Lake is that the platform will hit these performance gains with up to a 50%+ power consumption reduction versus its previous generation product.
—Dave Altavilla, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
Apple peels and cores can be turned into jelly.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 15 Oct. 2024
However, in the first quarter of 2025, Intel will launch its second wave of Xeon 6E, which will scale up to 288 cores.
—Matt Kimball, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
Three other benchmarks focus on the CPU, using all available cores and threads to rate a PC's suitability for processor-intensive workloads.
—Joe Shields, PCMAG, 13 Oct. 2024
The following benchmarks stress the CPU, using all available cores and threads to rate a PC's suitability for processor-intensive workloads.
—PCMAG, 13 Oct. 2024
But the focus should be city cores and transit hubs, not suburbs.
—The Denver Post, 11 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cores
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There’s lots of brightly colored prints, adorably plush slippers, and even character pouches in the capsule—but this neutral matching set featuring Miffy or Boris ears has really opened our hearts (and wallets).Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 4 Oct. 2024
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Since his debut, the legendary hypeman has continued penetrating people's hearts worldwide through multiple realms, including music, The Olympics, reality television, and snack foods.Kenneth J. Williams Jr., Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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Once retrieved, souls can be placed in the Netherworld Portal to meet the soul quota.Jennifer Maas, Variety, 3 Oct. 2024
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They must be defended by brave souls committed to what’s right.Stacey Abrams, TIME, 2 Oct. 2024
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Main music hubs will include Shoreditch Town Hall, Village Underground and 93 East.Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 Oct. 2024
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Haier's innovative retail models become service and social hubs for local users, serve as real-world laboratories for testing new concepts and gathering consumer insights.Mark Greeven, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
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This caused openings to form in the nuclear membrane but not in the exterior cellular structure as witnessed by the appearance of the dye from the nuclei showing up in the cell's cytoplasm.Michael Franco, New Atlas, 3 Oct. 2024
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Having a non-destructive way to open cellular nuclei can go a long way toward advancing gene therapy or sorting out ways to deliver drugs directly into the hearts of our cells.Michael Franco, New Atlas, 3 Oct. 2024
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The company continues to focus on its Banking-as-a-Service and Higher Education businesses, leveraging partner banks' existing customer bases for customer acquisition.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
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Russia, along with other countries, have long been open about training the aquatic mammals to patrol waters near sensitive outposts and bases.Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 13 Nov. 2024
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This model can chop raw and cooked foods, including meats, to any consistency.Nora Colomer, Fox News, 4 Oct. 2024
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The techniques, like slow-cooking meats, grilling over an open flame, or curing with citrus, are simple but allow the ingredients to shine.Amber Love Bond, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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“Cores.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cores. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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