as in essence
the central part or aspect of something under consideration
the crux of the problem is that the school's current budget is totally inadequate
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The father-son duo were the emotional crux of many a Glee plotline, from Kurt’s bullying trauma to Burt’s cancer diagnosis.
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Shania Russell, EW.com, 19 May 2024
While viewers know the film’s crux is a damning interview, its plot provides a roadmap and the personal motivations that led each figure there.
—Armani Syed, TIME, 5 Apr. 2024
Narratively speaking, the story’s crux is an unlikely friendship.
—Longreads, 2 Feb. 2024
This impersonality is all the more dismaying because the dramatic crux of the film is exceptionally effective.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 1 Feb. 2024
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Shania Russell, EW.com, 19 May 2024
While viewers know the film’s crux is a damning interview, its plot provides a roadmap and the personal motivations that led each figure there.
—Armani Syed, TIME, 5 Apr. 2024
Narratively speaking, the story’s crux is an unlikely friendship.
—Longreads, 2 Feb. 2024
This impersonality is all the more dismaying because the dramatic crux of the film is exceptionally effective.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 1 Feb. 2024
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