as in essence
the central part or aspect of something under consideration
didn't catch every word between them, but heard enough to get the gist of the conversation
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Recent Examples of gist
But the general gist was that President Trump, or then President Trump, was engaged in an almost holy mission against evil Democrats who were involved in everything from pedophilia to human trafficking to all sorts of other dark stuff.
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Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 23 May 2024
The wild gist: Clark needs to be protected from her fellow players.
—Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 11 June 2024
But the basic gist is that there are five points in the Earth-Sun system where the gravitational pull of the two bodies is effectively canceled out.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 19 Dec. 2023
That’s the dark gist of this penetrating, moving and darkly funny independent feature.
—Duane Byrge, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Jan. 2024
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Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 23 May 2024
The wild gist: Clark needs to be protected from her fellow players.
—Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 11 June 2024
But the basic gist is that there are five points in the Earth-Sun system where the gravitational pull of the two bodies is effectively canceled out.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 19 Dec. 2023
That’s the dark gist of this penetrating, moving and darkly funny independent feature.
—Duane Byrge, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Jan. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gist
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Bob’s voice is so hard, and his essence is so hard.—
Mike Fleming Jr,
Deadline,
2 Mar. 2025
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In essence, the Israelis want phase one to continue – the exchange of hostages, alive and deceased, in return for the continued release of Palestinian prisoners and the flow of higher volumes of aid into Gaza.—
Ibrahim Dahman,
CNN,
1 Mar. 2025
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As the cores of these stars crush down, the stars' outer layers, and most of their masses, are blown away in tremendous core-collapse supernovas.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
28 Feb. 2025
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Stand up straight with your shoulders back, core engaged, and natural spinal alignment.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Feb. 2025
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But these are temporary fixes that fail to address the root cause: a healthcare system that is failing to match the supply with demand.—
Renee Hsia,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
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Related article ‘An agenda to control you’: How climate solutions got sucked into a fevered culture war Experts say the roots of the shift toward far-right parties can be traced back years.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN,
26 Feb. 2025
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These basic concepts of freedom are at the very heart of Hamilton.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
6 Mar. 2025
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At heart, the brand messaging is consistent: Individuals who work hard and win reward themselves with a Rolex.—
Victoria Gomelsky,
Robb Report,
6 Mar. 2025
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Max Christie scored at least 15 points in each of his first seven games with the Mavericks.—
Stan Son,
The Athletic,
5 Mar. 2025
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The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 649 points, or 1.5%, and the Nasdaq composite slumped 2.6%.—
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arkansasonline.com,
4 Mar. 2025
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As the exploit targets core Linux kernel USB drivers, the impact is not limited to a particular device or vendor and could affect a very wide range of devices.—
Dan Goodin,
Ars Technica,
28 Feb. 2025
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But that kernel of an idea saved Suits from becoming a forgettable case-of-the-week procedural.—
Eliana Dockterman,
TIME,
23 Feb. 2025
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Or in sum, uncivilized peoples of uncivilized spaces.—
Christine Winter,
Artforum,
1 Mar. 2025
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DuPont and Linde outperformed the materials sector, with DuPont's potential sum of the parts valuation getting closer to focus ahead of its Nov. 1 electronics business spinoff.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
28 Feb. 2025
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“Gist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gist. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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