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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Relevance
as in logical
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Recent Examples of bottom line
Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2025
Musk’s Twitter purchase was a bad deal financially and has been detrimental to X’s bottom line, but his ownership of the platform helped boost his cultural and political relevance by keeping him in the center of the news cycle.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2025
The top-line figure lagged behind analysts’ consensus forecast but the company beat expectations on the bottom line.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 28 Feb. 2025
The company outperformed expectations on its bottom line, reporting net income of $335 million in the fourth quarter compared to a $2 billion loss in the same period of 2023.
—Aldo Svaldi, The Denver Post, 28 Feb. 2025
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Noun
For weeks, activists have been targeting Elon Musk by going after his bottom line.
—Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2025
Musk’s Twitter purchase was a bad deal financially and has been detrimental to X’s bottom line, but his ownership of the platform helped boost his cultural and political relevance by keeping him in the center of the news cycle.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2025
The top-line figure lagged behind analysts’ consensus forecast but the company beat expectations on the bottom line.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 28 Feb. 2025
The company outperformed expectations on its bottom line, reporting net income of $335 million in the fourth quarter compared to a $2 billion loss in the same period of 2023.
—Aldo Svaldi, The Denver Post, 28 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bottom line
Noun
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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
Adjective
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There is no length societies will not go to, no absurd logical leap people won’t take to recast our simple, human act of survival as something dirty and shameful.—
Amanda Nguyen,
TIME,
3 Mar. 2025
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As Lucas puts together his staff, Moran is a logical choice.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
1 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Shabtai shows us a tattoo on his arm that’s a reminder of his grandmother and her roots.—
Andy Wang,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025
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Featuring artists such as Talib Kweli, Dr. Lonnie Smith, Terrace Martin, Jean Baylor, and Bilal, the album explores the roots of jazz and Hip-Hop while reimagining their possibilities for the future.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
10 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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So the rational strategy, in many cases, is to wait.—
Phil De Luna,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
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Your inability to establish a rational, functional and legal system of immigration is an abject failure on your part.—
Peter Cunningham,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Hold this position for five deep breaths, maintaining core and glute engagement.—
Dana Santas,
CNN,
12 Mar. 2025
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Set Clear Values, Messaging And Tone At The Start Maintaining a brand’s core identity requires setting clear values, messaging and tone from the outset.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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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
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This lyrical but unsentimental book is a eulogy for transhumance—the seasonal movement of livestock and the people who watch over them.—
The New Yorker,
The New Yorker,
23 Dec. 2024
Noun
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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 the center of it all, John Summit — tanned, smiling, his shirt unbuttoned to a chest level that suggested a regular workout routine — threw up heart hands while manning the cockpit of CDJs before him.—
Katie Bain,
Billboard,
6 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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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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The imagination can’t be bothered with unromantic minutiae.—
Kevin Chroust,
Outside Online,
5 Feb. 2025
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“Bottom line.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bottom%20line. Accessed 16 Mar. 2025.
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