as in essence
the central part or aspect of something under consideration
why don't we stop talking around it and get to the bottom line
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as in logical
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Recent Examples of bottom line
Mikenzie Frost, Baltimore Sun, 9 Apr. 2025
Warren said inflation creates opportunities for higher prices to pad businesses’ bottom lines.
—Elizabeth Crisp, The Hill, 9 Apr. 2025
Look beyond the numbers and focus on what truly impacts your bottom line.
—Natalie Nathanson, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Second, higher per-unit op margins also means that Delta’s bottom line is better protected.
—Gurufocus, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Republicans have railed against the tax increases and specifically took issue with the new 3% tech tax aimed at capturing nearly $490 million in revenue for the state’s bottom line.
—Mikenzie Frost, Baltimore Sun, 9 Apr. 2025
Warren said inflation creates opportunities for higher prices to pad businesses’ bottom lines.
—Elizabeth Crisp, The Hill, 9 Apr. 2025
Look beyond the numbers and focus on what truly impacts your bottom line.
—Natalie Nathanson, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Second, higher per-unit op margins also means that Delta’s bottom line is better protected.
—Gurufocus, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bottom line
Noun
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The 90's and early 2000's aesthetic of the jacket, along with the essence of athleisure and the elongating effect of Jenner's white socks, allowed the sneakers to stand out as the center of attention.—
Teresa Romero Martínez,
Glamour,
30 Mar. 2025
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For him, the subtle nature of purple captures an essence that used to be seen in old movies.—
Elizabeth Weise,
USA Today,
29 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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This cannot be explained only by logical arguments or dry legal language.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
27 Feb. 2025
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To the objective eye, the return of David Moyes as Everton manager was not a logical move.—
Zak Garner-Purkis,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
Noun
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What developers would like in these scenarios is a way to find the root cause of security issues and be able to prioritize actions to remediate system health.—
Adrian Bridgwater,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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Like many modern calamities, the roots of the Great Flood were firmly planted in history.—
Michael Peregrine,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Rajula Srivastava, for contributions in harmonic analysis and analytic number theory, including contributions to the problem of counting rational points near smooth manifolds.—
Alex Cramer,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Apr. 2025
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The individual leader faces a prisoner's dilemma where the rational choice for personal advancement conflicts with the collective interest.—
Nate Bennett,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
Noun
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They were separated from one another for the vast majority of the three films rather than given the kinds of great adventures and bonding moments that the original trilogy gave its core trio, and that led to much less compelling camaraderie and characters.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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Bellinger has also been getting treatment, including core exercises and soft tissue work.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
5 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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There’s a gentle, unsentimental warmth to this novel that feels like a balm in times like these.—
Constance Grady,
Vox,
7 Dec. 2018
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But an unsentimental assessment of the regional landscape offers some sense of how Trump could proceed.—
Suzanne Maloney,
Foreign Affairs,
10 Dec. 2024
Noun
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He’s done so much for the organization, given his heart and soul to it and building a culture that’s respected.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
10 Apr. 2025
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Molly's close friendship with Nikki, portrayed by Jenny Slate, is at the emotional heart of the series.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Darcy goes running after Elizabeth in the rain…and then proposes to her in quite a clumsy and unromantic way?—
Marley Marius,
Vogue,
25 Mar. 2025
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Unforgiven recasts the genre as a pitiless, almost pathologically unromantic realm populated by twits hoping to make their name and aged gunslingers who have to make peace with their bad pasts.—
Will Leitch,
Vulture,
3 Mar. 2025
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“Bottom line.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bottom%20line. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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